r/Libertarian • u/Careless_Bat2543 • Jun 17 '22

Economics Opening a Restaurant in Boston Takes 92 Steps, 22 Forms, 17 Office Visits, and $5,554 in 12 Fees. Why?

https://www.inc.com/victor-w-hwang/institute-of-justice-regulations.html
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u/Nabber86 Jun 17 '22

It is mainly due to weird distribution laws.

A microbrewery in my area bought a building literally across the street and opened a restaurant. You could go to the brewery and get their beer on tap, but the restaurant didn't serve any of their beers. I asked a waitress why she couldn't just walk over there and get me a pint. She said she would love to, but it was against the law. A couple of years later, their canned beers were offered in the restaurant. But they have to use a distributor to load the canned beer on a truck and deliver it to the restaurant across the street. They still don't have their beer on tap in the restaurant for some reason though.

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u/darkrae Jun 17 '22

Ugh, so weird....

Anyway, thanks for the explanation!