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What does it mean?
Even small government involvement creates a slippery slope toward extensive state control.
In plain terms
A little government control leads to a lot of government control eventually.
What can you take from it?
Avoid initial state intervention to prevent future overreach.

Where it applies

  • policy planning
  • libertarian debates

Putting it to work

  • resist initial regulations

Questions to consider

  • Should any government intervention be avoided?

Another view

Small interventions do not always lead to large ones.

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