Mainly thinking about this because of some of the comments in this post here, but I do think while what we currently have right now is way too much regulation.
Some examples of 'good regulation' in my opinion would be the existence of drivers' licenses, 'right to repair' laws, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and building codes.
While some notable 'bad regulation' is anything to do with 2A restrictions and the modern health care industry.
Overall, I'm just trying to gauge what is good vs bad regulation.
Drivers' licenses don't keep bad drivers off the road. And they don't keep unlicensed drivers off the road.
Does something have to prevent an evil outright to be a good thing? Or is it a good thing when the good outweighs the bad, perhaps by a lot?
What if driver's licenses keep the worst drivers off the road, or at least many of them, or allow for an appropriate punishment when they do cause mayhem?
Just make 'causing mayhem' illegal and punish it appropriately then.
Driver's licenses keep the worst drivers off the road in the same way that gun laws keep guns out of the hands of the worst criminals.