The protectionist war on entrepreneurship continues apace in Dallas. To be clear, government stifling of new entrants to the market to protect entrenched industry interests is a form of corruption. Just because it happens on a routine basis doesn’t make it anything other than corrupt. The legendary Walter Williams puts it succinctly when he says “The purpose of these licenses is to keep outsiders out so the ins can charge us higher prices.”
This is the very antithesis of The Texas Model and the city of Dallas should rethink its position. It’s time for Texas to lead the fight against the government-industrial protectionist complex.
Posted August 27, 2013 by Nathanael Ferguson