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Barber Anarchy in Alabama

Barber Anarchy in Alabama

The Anniston Star reports a flood of letters to its offices about its editorial that blamed the Mises Institute for the lack of barber regulation in Alabama. But the paper isn’t backing down. It says that “regulation and private business aren’t incompatible.” Ironically, the paper cites a case a regulated industry, funeral homes, and how those regulations aren’t working — and proposes a solution of ever more regulation.

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