More like lobbyist interference codified into law.
You got corporate lobbyists, you got religious lobbyists, you got idealistic lobbyists. You got lots of laws.
Could you start a text book company today? Grab the smartest grads from your local University to build a start up. Sell to the local district and grow from there?
No you can't. Too may barriers to entry. Same problem in many other industries. Intellectual property laws and copyright are mainly benefiting the existing players.
Why does everyone want to do internet startups? Because the barriers to entry are not fully locked down yet.
Did our elected representatives just wake up one day and say, "Let us make laws so byzantine, that the people will weep and wail and rend their hair in frustration!"
Well maybe, but I think it's really the lobbyists using carrots (money) and sticks (fear o' God) on the government that got us into this boat.
From the government. What's wrong with government (including your carrots and sticks), it what's inherently wrong with democracy. There will always be benefits available to lawmakers who panders to those with money, and there will always be interest groups (religious, unions etc.) to punish those who don't pander to them.
Yes, I'm a small government conservative, and I can almost infer that you're not, so let's just end the discussion here.
You got corporate lobbyists, you got religious lobbyists, you got idealistic lobbyists. You got lots of laws.
Could you start a text book company today? Grab the smartest grads from your local University to build a start up. Sell to the local district and grow from there?
No you can't. Too may barriers to entry. Same problem in many other industries. Intellectual property laws and copyright are mainly benefiting the existing players.
Why does everyone want to do internet startups? Because the barriers to entry are not fully locked down yet.