Deregulation is a transfer of power from the trodden to the treading. It is unsurprising that all conservative parties claim to hate big government.

Wall Street billionaires are predicting that Roosevelt-style railroad rate regulation will sooner or later bring about financial catastrophe. [ca. 1906]

Why is there never a headline that says "Government program ends as its intended goal has been achieved"?

Bush's compassionate conservatism has morphed into big government conservatism, and that isn't what the base is looking for. The White House and the congressional leadership have got to reinvigorate the Republican base. In off-year elections ... if your base isn't energized, particularly in a relatively evenly divided electorate, you've got more problems than you think you have.

Conservatism is a hard choice for a society that has become accustomed to big government and big entitlements promoted by liberals.

‎"The government is like a bad habit that relies on making others broke to support its reckless commodities. Just as an addict must, it's high time the government hit rock bottom"