Even if the initial regulation was well-intentioned (to curb actual abuses) and even if the initial lobbying by corporations was well-intentioned (to reduce illogical regulations), the mixture of business and government stifle competition, a collusive result called regulatory capture.
Čak i ako je početni propis bio dobronamjeran (zauzdati stvarne zloupotrebe), pa čak i ako jesu početna lobiranja korporacija bila dobronamjerna (smanjiti nelogične propise), smjesa poslovnih i državnih utjecaja guše tržišno natjecanje, a namještanje rezultata se zove regulatorno hvatanje.