That Kerry Packer clip is terrible. In summary he says (and I'm trying to neutrally paraphrase his words):<p>"Since I was a boy, 10,000 new laws have been passed, and the country isn't any better. The new laws that have been passed are just for the sake of it, and you take away someone's freedom every time you pass a new law"<p>This sounds a lot like the Trumpian:<p>"If there’s a new regulation, they have to knock out two. But it goes far beyond that, we’re cutting regulations massively for small business and for large business"<p>Yes, there exists duplicitous and over-zealous legislation, but most of it is written to protect the rights of people. Since Mr Packer was a boy, Australia has new rights for gay people, aboriginal people, a great deal more environmental protection, and so on and so on.<p>The "rich person appeals to common sense by saying they shouldn't be regulated" meme needs to die a death.