[PEN-L:6041] Re: Re: Query on history of EPA, Consumer Protection Agency, etc.

["Michael Hoover" <hoov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Maybe not on point, but the Federal regulation of the railroads seems
> clearly created with the support of the railroads.  See Gabriel Kolko's
> book of 1965, RAILROADS AND REGULATION.   They wanted to be protected
> from each other, and from cutthroat competition.  It appears that
> electric regulation, under the insights of Samuel Insull, followed the
> railroad template.
>     Right now there are perennial Bills introduced at the Federal level
> to de-regulate electricity.  they don't (haven't yet) go anywhere because
> of the conflict between  powerful interests on either side.
> Gene Coyle

see Kolko's 1967 _The Triumph of Conservatism_ for more general argument
about so-called 'Progressive Reform' which was really about the formation
of Hamiltonian government-corporate partnership...Michael Hoover