Can you think of any US companies thinking this way anymore? I suppose things like hovercars aren't really going to pay off anytime soon, but neither will a trumpet playing robot (unless that was secret research for a sex machine).

That's because constant government regulation stifles business and therefore free thinking. Why would I create a company that takes major risks, as the flying car obviously does, if I have to fill out form after form after form. Not only that, but I open myself to lawsuits just by opening.

For example, what if someone told you they had an extremely cheap way to heat your house and your water. The only problem is that it exposes you to an odorless, lethal gas and the gas is also highly flamable. It's cheaper than electricity but comes with some risks, it kills a couple of hundred people a year. Most people at this point in time would cry bloody murder, but we use it everyday, it's called natural gas. This product would never make it to market if it was invented today.

Government tells us what is safe and we accept it as gospel. The question is, what is acceptable risk? One death. Two. Automobiles kill more people every year than heart attacks and cancer combined, but we wouldn't dream of giving up our transportation. These inane rules are a result of government becoming more involved in our lives.

Less government equals more innovation. More rules can only harm us.

That's conservatism in a nutshell. Less government (less tax), more capital flow (more money NOT spent on tax), The wealthier we all become (more money for all). Even the lowly delivery driver (more money for my tip). :)

I fear your closer to my side of the aisle than originally thought Scratch. You hit upon an incredibly contentious argument that's been raging in politics for years. Is the lack of innovation caused by ineptitude of the masses or the beuracracy ingrained in us for so many years. Who wants to keep informing a government agent of our progress every two weeks, two months, two years or whatever? It is simply easier NOT to innovate.

Hell I can't even open a lemonade stand (at least not at my age) without some sort of permit. Does that make sense? No way. If my lemonade gets people sick they'll stop coming to it. This will put me out of business, therefore evening the market. Government only stifles a free market, and hence makes it harder to even open an incredibly safe and delicious lemodade stand. Government only hampers inovation, it never helps it along.

Yeah, I have some libertarian opinions.