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Here we see in action the big government mindset solution to big government induced problems, more big government. I for one, am not surprised, but I have read Ludwig von Mises' book "Bureaucracy".

Seriously, did anyone think a department whose "business" is to accept fees and keep patent examiners employed is going to shrink their market domain? There's plenty more regulatory jobs to be squeezed out of the innovation business to be had yet, this time on the back end.



Since you seam to have a intressted in this kind of thing I would recomond (if you dont know it) public choice theory.

Here are some awsome podcasts on the subject: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/public_choice/

There are also podcasts about Mises and many other intressting things on there.


Yes, that is interesting.


He had like 5 nobel laureates on there, including Milton Friedman with 96 and Ronald Coase with 102.




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