I've mentioned before that the primary reason government regulation of business exists is to punish business and reduce competition. Now one government agency has actually admitted that is their purpose, but no one seems to care.

The director of the North Carolina agency for regulating group homes (yes, there really is such an agency) said of new regulations, "We expect that's going to reduce the number of new applications we have to deal with."

They intentionally made new rules so that people would not go into business. It wasn't to save lives, it wasn't to help people, it wasn't even to "protect the children" (okay, they claimed it was) -- it was done specifically do reduce new businesses.

As could be expected, current owners of group homes "applauded" the new rules -- of course, they are already in business and this reduces competition.

I don't understand why no one seems to care. Certainly the press in North Carolina doesn't care, as they like regulation, they support big government, and the vast majority of them honestly hate freedom -- they believe you are too stupid to make decisions on your own.

But individuals are not. This country was founded on individualism. People should find some statesmen and get them elected. Real men who will stand up for what is right against corrupt businesses and officials. And no -- that's NOT Democrats in North Carolina -- they are the ones in power that are working WITH the businesses, protecting businesses, and trying to stifle and crush the people.

Government regulation of a free market is bad. More government regulation is worse. But the North Carolina legislature continues to expand their powers, and expand their regulation -- at the expense of individuals in the state. I'm not sure if it's too late for North Carolina to ever recover.

Then again, as long as the weather stays nice, people will continue moving here without regard to the horrible, corrupt politics coming out of the state capital, Raleigh.

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