{"id":15243,"date":"2011-10-26T06:37:23","date_gmt":"2011-10-26T13:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=15243"},"modified":"2011-10-26T06:37:45","modified_gmt":"2011-10-26T13:37:45","slug":"real-estate-licensing-laws-are-a-criminal-conspiracy-against-the-consumer-created-by-and-for-the-benefit-of-a-cartel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/15243\/real-estate-licensing-laws-are-a-criminal-conspiracy-against-the-consumer-created-by-and-for-the-benefit-of-a-cartel-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Real estate licensing laws are a criminal conspiracy against the consumer created by and for the benefit of a cartel."},"content":{"rendered":"

This is me writing in June of 2007. Someone linked to it from Twitter yesterday, and I read it for the first time in years. The argument holds up — there has never been any attempt at rigorous refutation — but it’s even more interesting now that America has discovered what Sarah Palin and others are calling “crony capitalism” — the pandemic affliction I call Rotarian Socialism or simply rent-seeking.<\/p>\n

When I wrote this, I was sure that the real estate licensing laws had nothing to fear. Things have changed. For a first thing, when state governments have to choose between marginal departments and continuing to provide a food dole to reliable voters, the state department of real estate could see huge budget cuts. But even better, sooner or later it will dawn on people that the only way to push “businesspeople” like the NAR off the taxpayer’s tit is to repeal all<\/u> commercial regulation.<\/p>\n

That’s a game-changer. If you’re good at actually delivering value to your clients, so much the better for you. The free market rewards virtue. And if you’ve been depending on the NAR and all those huge stacks of rent-seeking legislation for your income — good luck at your next job… –GSS<\/em><\/p>\n

 
\nReal estate licensing laws are a criminal conspiracy against the consumer created by and for the benefit of a cartel<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I walk into a supermarket, the first thing I look at are the floors. If they aren’t buffed to a blinding glow, I walk right back out. Why? Because if the manager isn’t staying on top of the floor maintenance, he isn’t staying on top of anything else, either. Without doubt, I am “protected” by vast armies of federal, state and local food cops, but it turns out that they are not willing to get food poisoning in my place. If I fail to guard my own self-interest, the courts might make me (or my heirs) whole — after-the-fact. But nothing can protect me if I won’t protect myself.<\/p>\n

Surely you effect many similar sorts of “consumer protection” in your own behalf, possibly believing in your heart that the Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is me writing in June of 2007. Someone linked to it from Twitter yesterday, and I read it for the first time in years. 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