>> but every rule - however well-intentioned - steals attention and creativity away from entrepreneurs
Really? Every rule? How about safety in the workplace? Hardhats for construction workers? No more asbestos in the walls? I think the rules setting standards for cars/trucks have prevented vast numbers of accidents. Lord knows what insurance rates would be like without limits on how much a truck can carry, how fast it may drive. The innumerable rules that create and protect intellectual property rights have served entrepreneurs well too. And there was that ozone hole thing.
Here is an idea: Lets remove the rules about embezzlement. When an employee takes from an employer that employer can fire them and sue to get property back. No need to involve the police. Let the hand of the free market separate the trustworthy employees from the bad.
Really? Every rule? How about safety in the workplace? Hardhats for construction workers? No more asbestos in the walls? I think the rules setting standards for cars/trucks have prevented vast numbers of accidents. Lord knows what insurance rates would be like without limits on how much a truck can carry, how fast it may drive. The innumerable rules that create and protect intellectual property rights have served entrepreneurs well too. And there was that ozone hole thing.
Here is an idea: Lets remove the rules about embezzlement. When an employee takes from an employer that employer can fire them and sue to get property back. No need to involve the police. Let the hand of the free market separate the trustworthy employees from the bad.