Regulation guides market behavior.

If the market was already behaving in the desired way, then removing the regulation does nothing.

If removing the regulation allows “market forces to drive production”, then the market was not behaving in the desired way and that’s probably why the regulation existed in the first place.

Fuel efficiency standards create a floor that would not be there otherwise.

I’ve gotta give you kudos:

I see you all over these comment sections like it’s your full time job and you consistently have the absolute worst takes. Brain rot GOAT

Im not trying to defend Diddy, but…

Buddy, he stands accused of sexually assaulting over 100 people including drugging and gang-raping children. You don’t need to play devil’s advocate for the defense here.

That is him saying the lawyer said something that should never be said by a lawyer.

Yes. Implying the prosecution is racially motivated with no evidence to support it, doing so by calling them a “six pack of white women” is indeed inappropriate. Add onto that the particulars at play here? I’m with the judge, pretty outrageous.

This judge could have said the same to any lawyer in any case.

Yeah, but they didn’t.

Would it have been appropriate then? If it wasnt Diddy’s case?

Depends on the case.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorem_ipsum

They are.

They’re pretending that Diddy’s defense team’s unsubstantiated innuendo of racial bias is a valid point worth entertaining. It’s not.

It’s a desperate attempt at deflecting that trivializes the real issues in the legal system that you note.

Guess my hogs will be going hungry.

1. He stands accused, not convicted, which may not matter to you but it should

Correct. By over 100 people, many of whom were minors when they were allegedly sexually abused.

Me defending the lawyer’s ability to make comments on the racial politics of the situation really has nothing to do with Diddy in any way,

I agree with your argument in the abstract, but given the nature of the case I don’t think I’d be choosing to carry water here.

a judge who is uncomfortable with the fact that there are valid criticisms to be had surrounding race and the courts.

Or, have you considered it could be that the judge is familiar with the circumstances of the case, and in this instance finds the defense’s argument unsubstantiated, gross, and totally inappropriate?

Such a fee is absolutely normal, adequate, and simply human.

Interesting take, but also not accurate. ACH / direct bank connection costs merchants a fraction of a cent to use. Additionally even bank cards that are more expensive likely don’t exceed $1 in fees for such a transaction.

The merchant in this case is likely taking in more money than necessary to cover transaction costs i.e. they are making money on you paying them money (which is not normal, nor adequate).