A Fine Economic Lesson from the Children
A humorous story from Victorville, California tells how due to the candy ban in public schools, some clever kids are making a killing by selling candy to their friends. In the end, everyone who wants candy is getting candy.
Sound familiar? It is the exact same phenomenon we saw during the Prohibition in 1920-1933. Banning something popular for the sole reason that it could be harmful when abused while not make it impossible to get, it will just make it more expensive to get, and will reward the trouble-makers who provide it. It is also useful to think about gun control in the same way. Thank you for the lesson, children!
Posted on Mon, March 24, 2008 at 11:47AM
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Paul Ibrahim
in Education, Big Government, Bans, Gun Rights, Regulation
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