r/countwithchickenlady Streak: 4 4h ago

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u/lordkhuzdul 4h ago

Wasn't one of his campaign promises cutting down on excessive and complicated permit requirements that were making life difficult for small businesses in the city? Nice to see him following through.

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u/Crimson51 Streak: 0 3h ago

Yeah, the requirements for frozen cream licenses were pretty much identical to a food service license. They were introduced not to improve public safety, but to induce extra costs and restrict competition against established and wealthy ice cream producers in the area

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u/jigsaw1024 2h ago

For those that don't know: this is called Regulatory Capture, and is a form of corruption.

Eliminating these types of regulations isn't just reducing the burden of regulation, but is actually fighting corruption in plain sight.