Technology and Innovation
Technology and innovation drive greater opportunity, choice, and mobility throughout society. But among policymakers, these market drivers face a precautionary approach that has resulted in a convoluted labyrinth of permits and red tape that encumber entrepreneurial activities in the name of keeping Americans safe. Mercatus research makes the case that a permissionless approach grounded in the notion that experimentation with new technologies and innovations should generally be permitted by default.
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