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Old 05-24-2023, 10:29 PM   #2815
Johnny1A.2
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Default Re: Real-Life Weirdness

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Originally Posted by Varyon View Post
Even if the red tape isn't restrictively onerous (although it's not uncommon for it to be so in cases like this - the big companies with lobbyists suggesting the details of such rules can afford to have dedicated specialists for getting through the red tape, while a small mom-and-pop farm can't...
Back in the days when the Big Three dominated the car market, it was a cliche/joke that whenever the Federal Government would announce some new set of regulations, GM (the biggest of the Big Three) would smile and announce that they were happy to comply, Ford (#2) would grind their teeth, put on a fake smile, and agree, and Chrysler would scream bloody murder, because the regs bit them harder because they were smaller. Same principle.
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