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More Proof That Deregulation Sucks

I had no idea that the tow truck industry had been deregulated! Mark Evanier (link at sidebar) has the whole sordid story, following up on his recent run-in. Until such time as nationalizing certain industries - in other words, putting the federal or (far better) local government in charge of an essential service because it's necessary for the public good, rather than having private industry and their insane profit imperatives in charge of it - is no longer seen as some sort of evil Communist plot, regulating these greedholes is the best we've got in this country. I remain unconvinced that any good for ordinary citizens (in terms of cost, service, whatever) has ever come out of deregulation.