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Some people instinctively reach for "regulation" whenever they encounter a social problem. Oh, is that a problem? Easy - make it illegal. Viola, no more problem!

Except that making more rules doesn't actually remove social problems. You have to pay for judges, lawyers, courts and prisons; and the lives of rulebreakers get ruined. And the problem persists.



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