Alex Scriven 

Monthly Roundup #24: November 2024
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That would depend on one’s definition of “uniform”. The complete rewrite of nexus rules that had been the interpretation of the law of the land, with an entire new class of people who, like the retailer, had played by the existing rules with each making fully informed choices to their advantage, now thrown into those rules through no new action of their own? Out of state sales were not a problem until they reached a level of competition with those who held the ground and the heft of lobby to ensure they got that ground back.

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You write that "well-meaning regulations can end up accidentally stacking the economic deck in favor of megacorporations" but this idea has been around for a long time, so why continue to assume that the effect is accidental. A more reasonable assumption might be that the motivating force behind most new regulation is precisely to stack the economic deck.

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You write: "I acknowledge that this kind of thing can feel a little picayune relative to policy disputes that speak more to our core values and our identity as a nation."

Allowing competition, providing a path for individuals (hygienists, in this case) to find a path to financial success, avoiding unnecessary regulation and dismantling regulatory capture wherever it is found are, or should be, part of our core values as a nation.

Thank you for highlighting this example.

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#1 (deregulate discrimination) is premature but probably the long-term solution.

#2 (deregulate hostile takeovers) seems a non-starter in the current regulatory environment. Maybe one day.

#3 (school choice) is viable but perhaps the least effective. But we need it anyway, so it's worth fighting for.

Going from what I hear from my university-aged son (U Florida) and his friends, the next generation is going to swing hard to the right, or at least against wokeness. The backlash in that generation …