It's about time that the Kansas farmers who are prohibited by the USDA from testing their beef for Mad Cow Disease, is getting some attention from the right. I was getting sick of lefties linking to the story and making snarky "some free market this is" comments.
In fact, the USDA's behavior is a textbook example of why conservatives question regulatory agencies - regulatory capture. The USDA has gotten so closely involved with the beef industry that it now serves the needs of their biggest players at our expense.
Regulatory capture. Unintended consequences. The right used to be all over this stuff, until they found out it's fun to be in power.
Posted by digamma at July 6, 2004 10:41 PM | TrackBack