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Mar 8, 2023Liked by Mark Hester

Good points, Mark.

For a related observation about the federal CHIPS Act:

https://www.thebulwark.com/can-the-chips-act-be-implemented-without-becoming-a-byzantine-mess/

Regulation and execution are different functions, often at odds with each other and in conflict when given to the same agencies.

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"make sure regulations pass these tests"

- they should be broadly supported by voters in all parts of the state

- they should not create new bureaucracy

- the economic pluses must outweigh the economic minuses

- the sources of funding for regulatory compliance must be sustainable and not create economic hardship for the regulated, or subtract from equally necessary competing demands

- they should automatically sunset after two legislative sessions, then be reintroduced for a new legislative debate/authorization

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