One of the most ridiculous government enterprises is the Patent Office.

“One of the most ridiculous government enterprises is the Patent Office. It permits inventors of new processes and products to create monopolies and to reduce competition when we know very well that monopolies and reduced competition reduce output, raise prices and in other ways gouge the public.”

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