Tag Archives: regulation

05/30/25

Kudzu and Government Regulations

Comes today the issue of Trump 2.0 fighting to lessen the burden of government regulation and what that looks like in real life. It is not a sexy subject, but it is essential to allowing the American business genius to prosper. A growing body of regulation is never a benefit to business.

Lots of prospective projects are smothered in their cribs by regulation.

I think of unnecessary and overly broad government regulation like kudzu, that infamous Southern invasive species that grows and kills everything.

If you have travelled in the South, you have seen kudzu smothering the landscaping and killing the hosts that carry it. It was introduced into the United States as a potential soil stabilizer in the late 1800s. Continue reading →

07/29/19

Regulation — A Word of Praise

Your Big Red Car is not one to praise regulation or regulators. No surprise there, eh?

Your BRC, in fact, is guilty of railing against regulation. Fair play.

Today, I rise to praise the outcome of a regulatory action — the approval of the T-Mobile – Sprint merger that leaves the country with three wireless providers of some significant substance. This was good regulation with a good result on the eve of 5G, creating three worthy competitors for your wireless dollar. Bravo.

Image result for images logo t-mobile

The big three will serve 95% of the market as follows:

AT&T serves 100,000,000 customers.

Verizon serves 100,000,000 customers

The new T-Mobile/Sprint serves 90,000,000 customers.

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