Raleigh restauranteur pushes local government to regulate sidewalk seating
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Lawmakers (or in this case, a particularly well-situated business owner) frequently cite “safety” or “public good” when advocating restrictions on the sale and consumption of alcohol (or other regulations), but as Kevin Kosar of The R Street Foundation points out, “Myriad regulations bear no relationship to the public good, limit consumer choice and profit the politically well-connected at a cost to the public.”
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