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Re:Airlines Are Just Banks Now by AnthonyMouse on Thursday September 21, 2023 @06:54PM (#37605553)
The existence of the regulation is evidence of that in itself, because the alternative would be that someone for unexplained reasons put in the time and effort to pass a regulation that has no effect.
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Re:Airlines Are Just Banks Now by mulmen on Thursday September 21, 2023 @07:11PM (#37605713)
There is no law of nature that says all regulation has or had a purpose.
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Re:Airlines Are Just Banks Now by AnthonyMouse on Thursday September 21, 2023 @08:31PM (#37606376)
Which is why it's evidence. The presumption is that it was enacted with a purpose rather than without one because the vast majority of legislation is enacted to bring about some intended effect. To rebut this presumption you would need some explanation for why this legislation is an outlier.
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