Conflicted Regulatory AgenciesDeregulation, as practiced by the Bush administration, was extremely damaging to the public interest. Supervision was by people who didn't believe in regulation, and actually opposed it. Agencies were captives of the industries that they were suppose to police. FCCThe Bush Administration pushed for further consolidation of media ownership in spite of public outcry. It destroyed reports showing that further concentration is a very bad idea. Media control is a prerequisite for regime change. EPAThe Bush Administration was a poor environmental steward. See R.F.Kennedy's book Crimes Against Nature. Scientists have been stifled because of Republican ideology, often that of religious zealots. NLRBThe Bush National Labor Relations Board was shrinking workers rights to organize unions, and other worker rights to benefit Republican plutocrats. FDAThe FDA did little to assure the safety of factory food supplies, nor was it diligent about oversight of drug companies. CPSCThe Consumer Product Safety Commission did no oversight of dangerous products imported from China and other countries. The result is widespread distrust of products. SECCorporations are not democratic. The SEC did little to curb the flagrant abuse by corporate entities. NCUA HHS FDIC Linkshttp://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2007/05/30/congress-vs-the-white-house-on-regulatory-agencies/ |