Does government regulation create more problems than it solves?
102561
No. You only have to look at the sausage industry and the changes that have been put in place since government regulation to see that. Heck, think about the patent medicines at the turn of the century or the Pure Food act.
1125474
I think the government is to blame.  If they would enforce the law as it stands, we would not be having these issues.\nNow they want new laws.  If they aren't obeying the current laws, why should they obey new ones?  It just \ndoes not make sense.
871284
Tort is a stricter law but might offend the offenders.  Maybe, the regulatory law could be a better choice but must be implemented properly.
564729
no. the problem is that all this "enforcement" costs money and time and we seem to want these things but then we get pissed when the govt tries to enforce them. Big govt is not good. We need to keep our selves safe. keep ourselves reponsible, and dammit, keep ourselves from dying from hurricanes ALL BY OURSELVES!
945643
the biggest problem is waste, separating it and paying to have it taken away.\nthe next is health and safety, policy / legislation.\nworkers rights, with personal protctive equipment.\nlocal government taxes with waste produced and controlled
768203
It is easier, more cost effective, and more powerful to have a single governing body that oversees ALL monopoly actions and behaviors.\n\nHaving more than one would lead to chaos and counter productive potential deadlocks i.e. one approves and one disapproves.\n\nSuch an incident would mean that more lawsuites would follow and further clog an already over loaded legal system.
265148
The main problem was that the Federal Goverment had no real power of the States to raise taxes (or anything else) \n\nIt was like each State was its own country
832003
Cause of authority issues.
311218
That is a very involved question and cannot be answered in anything less than a dissertation on economics & government.   There are times when it is more efficient for the government to produce certain public goods, for example security is probably not a good thing to have done privately.  Things like electricity and water might actually cost more if done privately, and other areas with enormous infrastructure costs *can* benefit from government.  With that said, there are just way to many different things to consider, try asking about a particular good.
1069044
Yes, because Americans have a short memory.  When something like that first happens, it's fresh in peoples minds so they feel compelled to do something about it.  But as times passes, people have their own problems to deal with so that leaves very little room for other problems.  Plus, people assume that the government is doing something about it and alot of people think they are only one person, how could they help.
1089027
yes.In the past three decades there has been a global awakening regarding environmental issues. Considerable progress is being made in addressing a variety of complex and technical problems associated with a historical disregard of these issues. But environmental issues continue to be some of the most important and perplexing problems facing all governments today.\n\nPart of the difficulty facing politicians and the public is the technical complexity of the subject. A full understanding of the risks that we face is often limited to scientists who specialize in a particular field of knowledge. On some issues there is serious disagreement among scientists which puts lay policy makers in a very difficult dilemma. 2\n\nThe resolution of environmental problems also involves a careful balancing of competing interests and values. Although business interests frequently resist attempts at environmental regulation, this resistance usually reflects a public demand for products and development. Some environmental activists oppose many aspects of further human economic development because of threats to the remainder of the ecosystem. Others are chiefly concerned about current and future threats to the health of the human population. 3\n\nEnvironmental issues present special difficulties for developing countries. These countries pose a big potential threat of exacerbating threats to the environment. But absent massive infusions of assistance from richer countries, they cannot afford to match environmental controls being adopted by developed countries.\n\nIn August 2002, a global environmental summit sponsored by the United Nations convened in Johannesburg, South Africa. Despite some agreements, the meeting is an overall disappointment for many environmental activists. The positive spirit which had been generated from a similar meeting in Rio de Janiero ten years earlier was absent. Much of the criticism was directed at the United States. President Bush was one of the few major heads of state who chose not to attend
625012
The answer to social problems is not capitalism or communism, it is somewhere in between ... ideally humanism  applied in governmental form. Sadly power and corruption at the top level generally ensures that which ever system is in operation is mis-used to the detriment of the masses and therefore doomed to eventually fail .... bummed out  millions versus bunkered government ... no contest, if you see what I mean.
79121
Competition in most fields not heavily regulated by the government is much higher.\n\nIn many cases, managment didn't adapt, and those businesses shrank or were bought.
993116
In theory it is, but in practice, it doesn't work that way. The government has become self-serving. One might argue that the government looks at the bigger picture and therefore can not make decisions based on what the people want. Also, at times, the government only knows what the people with the largest influence and the biggest wallets wants.
1138058
why do people always want the government to solve all of their personal problems?
212410
It depends.  Some things need to be done but people won't let it happen.  Other things people want but the gov't doesn't do it.
464344
It should not be the government's job to ensure product safety. Recalls are made by the manufacturers when they become aware of a problem with their product, usually through numerous consumer complaints.