Legislators at all levels of government try to make everything their business.
Oct 29, 2021 08:10:01 #
Amid the many crucial issues facing this country, lawmakers in some 30 states turned last month to a matter of grave national import: regulating fantasy sports betting. Depending on the state, lawmakers variously seek to ban the popular pastime, to permit it, or to impose regulations such as age restrictions, licensing requirements, and registration fees. All of which raises the obvious question: Why is any of this the government’s business?
One of the complaints that the Founding Fathers leveled against King George III in the Declaration of Independence was that “He has erected a Multitude of New Offices, and sent hither Swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their Substance.” This country was founded on the idea that, under most circumstances, government ought to leave us alone.
https://www.cato.org/commentary/too-many-laws-too-much-regulation
One of the complaints that the Founding Fathers leveled against King George III in the Declaration of Independence was that “He has erected a Multitude of New Offices, and sent hither Swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their Substance.” This country was founded on the idea that, under most circumstances, government ought to leave us alone.
https://www.cato.org/commentary/too-many-laws-too-much-regulation
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