Much of beneficial public policy involves simple 'low-hanging fruit'—removing obvious restrictions like tariffs, rent controls, and minimum wages (per Epstein)—rather than complicated economics; applying this to New Orleans, eliminating low-level restrictions would unleash an outpouring of vibrant rebuilding.
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Peter BoettkeEvidence Quote
“a lot of public policy is just really basic low-hanging fruit... if we just got rid of some of this low-hanging fruit and allowed the individuals to sort of rebuild their lives based on the signals that they themselves get from their actions you would see an amazing outpouring”
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