• IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.worlddeleted by creator
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    2 years ago

    Don’t forget deregulation, those fuckers love removing protections for the environment and workers.

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      2 years ago

      The democratic governor in my state recently succeeded in a years long endeavor to legalize gambling. That’s deregulation too

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          2 years ago

          Well… Why not? How is it different? Deregulation generally refers to smaller loosenings(and smaller legalizations) rather than outright legalization- but that’s a kinda arbitrary distinction

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            Legalization:- whether or not it’s legal to do something.

            Deregulation:- removing rules and enforcement around something that’s already legal.

            Like I said, it’s subtle.

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              But how does deregulation happen? By legalizing subsets of the already legal thing. Think- legalizing operating a car without a license, vs deregulating driving.