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Enjoy Safe Markets, Food and Workplaces While They Last
A court ruling throws the future of regulation into doubt.
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A lot of the modern protections Americans take for granted, from food and water that doesn’t constantly make us sick to a financial system not entirely built on rolling Ponzi schemes, result from regulations put in place by government agencies. Legal wonks call this the “administrative state,” and it is a relatively new construct.