I downvoted this because it's an overly simplistic narrative of the world. I'd say we've hit overregulation in a few areas and we're underregulated in other areas. Some examples of possible overregulation:

* Kids' car seats

* Nuclear

* Rent control

* Railroads? (I don't know much about this)

Areas that may be under-regulated:

* PII

* Credit reporting

I'm sure many things could be added to both of these lists. Over time need for regulation can become acute, and then technology or demographics change and the regulation can do more harm than good. Really all regulation should require periodic renewal or else vanish to force agencies to reevaluate cost-benefit analysis.

> Conservatives have shown over and over again that they will rape and pillage the earth (and the people) if given half a chance, all for the sake of their own wants.

Ah right. I forgot that every red state in this country was a post-apocalyptic hellscape.

You're as nutty as the republicans that won't step foot in a blue state because they think they'll catch AIDs at a park or something.

And for the record, I'm a republican living in a blue state, living in a dense city, in a neighborhood built before zoning was a thing in my city, in a lovely house with many factories and shops and restaurants nearby.

Why can we not have any nuanced views in this country that aren't framed immediately as X side is so stupid and never has anything of value to say?

Ah yes, because removing overly restrictive zoning is totally equivalent to complete deregulation of everything. I bet you support designating things which are not historic as historic landmarks too, so the poors can't move next to you.