How To Help The Poor Without Subsidizing The Rich

[KenH]

“The Brookings Institution estimates that almost 30 percent of all the jobs in the country require a government license. Whom does that type of regulation hurt the most? People with less education, lower incomes and fewer resources. It hurts them in two ways. On the supply side, occupational licensing is a barrier to a job. On the demand side, licensing raises the cost of goods and services people buy.”

How To Help The Poor Without Subsidizing The Rich

 

[Bible Thumpin n Gun Totin]

“The Brookings Institution estimates that almost 30 percent of all the jobs in the country require a government license. Whom does that type of regulation hurt the most? People with less education, lower incomes and fewer resources. It hurts them in two ways. On the supply side, occupational licensing is a barrier to a job. On the demand side, licensing raises the cost of goods and services people buy.”

How To Help The Poor Without Subsidizing The Rich

It's extremely annoying. The amount of hoops I had to jump through to get the farm up and running to legally sell meat from my livestock is enough to make any small business startup want to just quit.

First we had to get inspected. One inspector tells me I can substitute an email address for a physical address. Another inspector tells me no. That wouldn't be a problem except the govt gets to fine me 2 grand if I listen to the wrong inspector.

Then we have signage regulations. My livestock is raised on property I rent. I am not legally allowed to write on signage on point of sale that my livestock is local. Why? Because the govt cant prove/define local.

I cant call my chicken that was walking around in the morning and is packaged that night "fresh". Why? Because I'm a small business owner and the govt cant prove that my chicken is fresh.

But that big agribusiness chicken you buy that's been in a refrigerated truck for 3 days after sitting in a processing plant for a day, now that can be called "fresh". Why? Because that big business pays millions of dollars to our corrupt, incompetent public officials to make my life difficult when all I want to do is work to feed my family.

But fortunately for me, Republicans just cut corporate taxes for big agribusiness to nothing. How does that help me? It doesn't, but boy it sure helps loosen some more corporate money into their corrupt pockets. Supposedly I'm suppose to see economic gains from the govt cutting taxes to immoral businesses that try to stifle me...yeah, give me a break, sheesh.

So yes, regulations are tyrannical, immoral, and corrupt in most cases.

 

[Reynolds]

“The Brookings Institution estimates that almost 30 percent of all the jobs in the country require a government license. Whom does that type of regulation hurt the most? People with less education, lower incomes and fewer resources. It hurts them in two ways. On the supply side, occupational licensing is a barrier to a job. On the demand side, licensing raises the cost of goods and services people buy.”

How To Help The Poor Without Subsidizing The Rich

Agreed. I spend as much time dealing with foolish regulations as I spend working on production. The government wants to control everything. The founders would have revolted against requiring a permit to build your own house. I don't need the government to tell me how to build a house. I don't need the govt to tell me how not to get electrocuted in my swimming pool.

 

[Bible Thumpin n Gun Totin]

The government wants to control everything. The founders would have revolted against requiring a permit to build your own house. I don't need the government to tell me how to build a house.

Bingo. Here in rural NC we take a "what the gubmint dont know, wont hurt it".

 

[Reynolds]

Bingo. Here in rural NC we take a "what the gubmint dont know, wont hurt it".

The gubmit figures it out here. Satellite maps.