RomeoStevens comments on Politics Discussion Thread January 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RomeoStevens 03 January 2013 07:37:54PM 1 point [-]

I hear the deregulation thing touted a lot and I don't buy it. Do you have any links or sources? It seems like "deregulation" usually refers to less explicit rules in favor of a closer alliance between government and the major players of the industry in question.

Comment author: mwengler 04 January 2013 01:59:51PM 2 points [-]

Reagan further removed controls on oil and gas, cable television and long-distance phone service, as well as interstate bus service and ocean shipping.

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deregulation#Deregulation_1970-2000

Reagan was not the only president who reduced regulation, but he was one of them.