A Reminder of Why We Need to Fight New Hampshire’s Many Cartels

Burning USS Raleigh on NH State FlagNew Hampshire has some obscene licensing rules that increase costs and prohibit or at least limit competition. Everyone agrees, except the cartel owners, and we’ve seen minor improvements in recent years. But we could do a lot better. So, I’m wondering if there’s leverage to be found in recent rulings against taxi cartels that deny them their monopoly.

In a resounding win for innovation and economic liberty, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled on Monday that taxi owners in Miami-Dade County have “no right to block competition” from ride-hailing firms like Lyft and Uber.

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HB 1440 – Making Drivers Ed Affordable Act?

In New Hampshire, Parents are not recognized, by themselves, as adequate driving instructors for children under age 18.  State law requires new instruction through a certified drivers Ed course.  As is the case in any such arrangement, the price for this instruction is not cheap, not even through the public school system.  While I would … Read more

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