And business spends a lot of its energy trying to get the government off its back and persuading others to think the same way

Absolutely Ivor. It is the nature of unfettered corporate business interests to seek growth and maximization of profits regardless of ethical, moral, and legal standards. Should the proprietor, CEO, or board of shareholders fail to hold the business to a legal and ethical standard, the will of the people, as manifested in the state or federal government, must stand by to do so. Business and government should be engaged in a healthy antagonism that will keep them both serving the citizen, the worker and the consumer.