Comment by rootlocus

> Who better understands where capital restrictions should be applied

Should be applied for what purpose? What's the purpose of the government and what's the purpose of a corporation? When the latter is strongly influencing the former, why is it difficult to entertain the idea that their purpose and interests align?

> Why would we not seek input from the industries requiring regulation?

There's a difference between seeking and weighing input, and simply passing along legislature proposals without even looking at it. This is a strawman.

> Yet this is a golden age by every measure.

This isn't guaranteed to improve or even remain forever. And it really depends where you look. Plenty of war, misery and suffering to go around. And even in safe countries the lack of education, healthcare, financial stability is causing enough stress that people start favoring authoritarian options. That's not a great sign for the future. Just because most of us are doing better than our ancestors, doesn't mean we're going in the right direction or that we're doing the best we can. No progress is achieved by being content with the status quo, and the present is pretty miserable for a lot of people. Should we wait until a terrible war wipes out half the planet before we consider maybe changing things?

But I think that's beside the point. The argument being discussed is whether corporate entities parabolically "are" the government.