Why no progressive/libertarian alliance, despite agreement on immigration+housing+licensing+war+criminal justice? http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2017/06/progressivelibe.html …
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“Protection fee”? What is that?
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"nice legislation you have there, be a real shame if advocacy groups whose policy aims allegedly coincide with yours conspired to kill it in committee"
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I’m still not following. What was that leftist group trying to rent-seek and who was that economist u were talking about?
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lemme see if I can find a post mortem . . . sec
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I’ll read it when I get to my computer. I hate reading articles on a phone. But seriously, what is a protection fee?
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Ahhh, I see. Here's the wiki on the phenomenon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_racket … mostly associated with 20th-century mobs a fun dramatization of a failed attempt:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gsz7Gu6agA …
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Ok thanks
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I didn’t know only leftist groups rent seek
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