Originally Posted by barry12345

It is a slippery slope. I would like to say most people still avoid acting that way but I am no longer really sure that is true.

In a way our system suggests it is smart to screw the next guy. Or there are so many examples illustrating this in practice by osmosis it becomes more the norm with time.

I am a victom of regulatory agencies all too often. Give any idiot a little power and you may get the resultant issues. Common sense is usually the first thing lost in the process.

What really bothers me is we pay them good money. My other suspicion is they could not hold a real job in the private sector. Or have had any personal experience with the practicalities of what they regulate. There of couse as in most things are exceptions. Just not enough of them.