The state vs. the market

Last week, the government of New South Wales banned smoking in outdoor dining areas because, er, it felt like it. Proprietors have reacted in a predictable way to minimise the economic damage...

@TenNewsSydney a lot of places are just banning eating outside and letting the smoking continue pic.twitter.com/VAiQ4XgrcN

— andrew reed (@andrewreeeeeeed) July 10, 2015

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the dead hand of the state.