If regulators do their jobs, people who make money by poisoning others throw fits and empower tea party movements to undo government of, by and for the people. That results in far too many regulators (I'm looking at you, entire city of Eugene staff and LRAPA) to simply roll over for any business at the public's expense. 

Notice how Ms. Amidon didn't bother to notify the many residents of the area that an exemption for glass makers would cause them to continue to experience toxic air. Somehow, the corporate "citizens" were far more important than mere human citizens.