[sammyg2]

Too often we end up with elected or appointed bureaucrats who don't know their ass from third base. Professional gubmint workers who are near worthless.
The only thing they know or understand is gubmint bureaucracy and reds tape mumbo jumbo. They are a cancer.

They don't know jack so their only source of info is lobbyists who are more than willing to shed light on the subject.
But obviously their advice is biased one way or the other.
Either in favor of the industry, or more likely in favor of vocal special interest wacko groups like enviro-turds.

The end result is that the decisions made are extreme to one side or the other, but rarely logical or efficient or good for the economy or country.

So in summary, Hell yes the regulators should at least know and understand the industry, they need to be subject matter experts on it!!!!!!!!!!!