Source: David Lazarus, Los Angeles Times ( Free Registration )

It's a common mantra among free-market-loving conservatives that government regulations hinder business growth and cost workers jobs.

That may be true for some regulations, and it never hurts to go back and rethink old rules.

But it's also clear that many regulations are undeniably necessary to protect consumers from unfair, unsafe or downright reckless business practices.

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