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[–] Metz@lemmy.world 60 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

And then you realize far too late that stuff like this is strictly regulated and you forgot to comply with all the standards for product safety and hygiene and the state is going to rip your ass so far open that a truck can make a u-turn it it.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 43 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just do it in a red state and buy favor with the governor.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's expensive. My governor is an alfalfa farmer in a desert state where alfalfa is ~1% of GDP and >50% of water use, or something like that. He's already a grifter, so getting my own grift approved is going to be expensive.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just gotta cut him in on a share of the profits. He’ll be your best friend in that case!

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Peter Thiel's "Zero to One" teaches that the best business is an iron-fisted monopoly.

Far from cutting you in, the governor is more likely to break your kneecaps and burn down your nascent storefront.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Peter Thiel may have been successful in business but he’s no economist. For a government official like the governor, there’s way more wealth to be gained by encouraging competition than suppressing it.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

there’s way more wealth to be gained by encouraging competition

But governors aren't in it for simple numerical wealth. They're in it for power.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The governor of California is way more powerful than the governor of Wyoming.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Congressman Dick Cheney had significantly more clout than anyone in the California delegation.

There's a reason Harris doesn't the last weeks of her campaign with Liz Cheney rather than Christine Pelosi.

[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 41 points 1 month ago (1 children)

not anymore, how long until all that is doged out and we’re back to the jungle

[–] Tyfud@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 11 points 1 month ago

took days for the faa to get fucked