tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040637484703292737.post3155554095694113694..comments2020-03-24T03:26:00.130-05:00Comments on The Spirit of Enterprise: Why innovation and regulation rarely mix wellTigerHawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478818024748287426noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040637484703292737.post-19040860052063087902013-02-08T13:54:58.808-06:002013-02-08T13:54:58.808-06:00As the 'market' crumbles, there is an incr...As the 'market' crumbles, there is an increase in regulation. Or rather, vice versa. More regulating doth make for a larger "criminal" class. People who barter, accept cash under the table to limit the tax bite on their home business...etc., ad eternitatem.<br /><br />Every time NYC increases its taxation on cigarettes, the Pakistanis running huge tractor trailer loads of dymphnahttp://gatesofvienna.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040637484703292737.post-68491034966857151702013-02-07T10:08:17.203-06:002013-02-07T10:08:17.203-06:00But why do governments choose to displace the mark...<i>But why do governments choose to displace the market in the first place?</i><br /><br />Also because monied constituents--the regulatees--want that. And then it becomes self-perpetuating.<br /><br />There are two primary groups who want that kind of regulation. One is the regulatees, who appreciate the stable market and market share, as noted in OP. The other primary group is the bureaucratE Hineshttp://aplebessite.comnoreply@blogger.com