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The problem with using the government to socially engineer society is that you even if you have good intentions one way or another, you end up playing whack-a-m
by strangesmells02 3y ago
The problem with using the government to socially engineer society is that you even if you have good intentions one way or another, you end up playing whack-a-mole with infinite possible unintended consequences.
Its also like 300,000 dollars to get a liquor license in L.A. which is the government essentially excluding all small business from starting a bar and playing favoritism to big corporations with the stated intention of safety/regulation.
- allenrb 3y agoThat’s exactly the case with renter protections. I’m a landlord in a large American city. I’m also a “nice guy” who makes sure that things work. We don’t evict except when other options have been exhausted. Now for the problem: it takes many months to evict here, best case. As a result, we will never take a chance on a marginal tenant. No other decent landlord with whom I’ve spoken will either. Unintended consequences are real, especially when owners are deprived of their property rights. You might think I’m conservative, but for the most part I’m a flaming liberal. ;-)
- ttymck 3y agoI find it hard to believe that completely unregulated markets don't have the same "whack-a-mole with infinite possible unintended consequences", just a different set of consequences.