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To: tejek who wrote (575085)	7/5/2010 3:27:50 PM
From: d[-_-]b	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1583878

lack of regulation led to the spontaneous blowup of our economy two years ago You mean like the one to lend money to poor folk with no ability to repay?

To: tejek who wrote (575085)	7/15/2010 11:16:59 AM
From: TimF	2 Recommendations Respond to of 1583878

2 years ago regulation was more extensive than it ever had been before. Your "lack of regulation" argument is based on a fantasy.

To: tejek who wrote (575085)	7/15/2010 12:24:09 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1583878

Not from the Onion: EPA Classifies Milk as Oil New Environmental Protection Agency regulations treat spilled milk like oil, requiring farmers to build extra storage tanks and form emergency spill plans. Local farming advocates says it’s ridiculous to regulate a liquid with a small percentage of butter fat the same way as the now-infamous BP oil spill. “It’s just another, unnecessary over-regulation by the government just lacking any common sense,” said Bill Robb, dairy educator for Michigan State University Extension... The EPA regulations state that “milk typically contains a percentage of animal fat, which is a non-petroleum oil. Thus, containers storing milk are subject to the Oil Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Program rule when they meet the applicability criteria..." Seriously, this is not from The Onion. Do note that the issue is not even regulation of milk spills it's regulation of milk under the oil spill prevention law. Given the power of farmers, my bet is that these laws will not go into effect; even so I do not expect a milk gusher. Hat tip to Joshua Hedlund. Posted by Alex Tabarrok on June 25, 2010 Comments ... "Given the power of farmers, my bet is that these laws will not go into effect; even " so naive...the power is with big agriculture not "the farmers". Big Ag supports horeshit like this because of barriers to _____. Nevermind, if you don't know by now then this is a waste of time. Posted by: Gabe at Jun 25, 2010 9:52:53 AM ... marginalrevolution.com coyoteblog.com