I don't disagree, there are some very beneficial regulations, I should have made myself more clear.

Very good point on commerce relative to raising the quality of life around the world.

I don't know why so many people give the state the benefit of the doubt when they mistrust corporations so much. I'm inclined to mistrust both, but at least a corporation has to compete to survive. The state has a monopoly, that's one of the reasons it is so dangerous. Never forget that most of the worst atrocities ever committed in human history were done by governments. Hitler was an elected official and all that.

The goal has got to be to keep as much power for the individual as possible. The is in part done by keeping the state out of most contacts between two parties.