tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20142791.post7204605722986400274..comments2024-03-11T07:41:19.149-04:00Comments on The Perfect Substitute: Markets in Everything: Homeless Line-Holders Contracted by LobbyistsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20142791.post-42292010970590719752009-07-14T13:36:35.902-04:002009-07-14T13:36:35.902-04:00"I would prefer we simply make it less valuab..."I would prefer we simply make it less valuable for lobbyists to get in the building in the first place."<br /><br />So often I hear the clueless lament the existence of lobbies. The quote from your post--above--precisely pins the problem.<br /><br />When the state can do such great harm, either to you or your competition, then there is a compelling incentive to see that things go "your way". Getting rid of the thorn of intervention and hence the reason for lobbying is real solution to a host of economic problems.<br /><br />RS Weir<br />Kapaa, HawaiiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com