And by adding those airbags, the cost to the consumer went up, and less people could afford a new car. Other countries do not mandate air bags or safety glass. Right or wrong, the gov insists on dictating what they feel is good for us, regardless of whether or not their assistance is wanted or needed.

Like Helmet laws and seat belt laws. Both are common sense to most folks but some do not care for their own safety and do not wish anyone else dictating to them what they must do.

The more gov overreach we have, the worst our national debt is going to be/climb.

And to your point, YES the more regulations there are, the less we can afford the changes and the worst off business is. Most of our tax revenue comes from the wealthy and business, so the more you punish business, the more debt we have. And the less we can afford to pay the way for those that either refuse to work or those that can't work.