He has...sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our People, and eat out their Substance

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Submitted by Andrew Terhune (United States), Dec 28, 2017 09:14

I had the pleasure of dining with Peter Ten Eyck of this article last winter and spoke with him about the article yesterday. Peter was particularly impressed with the Times's fact-checking and his estimation of the paper has accordingly risen.

Peter recalled that many years ago he was cited for not having toilet paper with the workers' toilets thus violating one of the rules. Was he refusing to provide toilet paper? Not exactly. He explained that on a farm the half-life of a roll of toilet paper is measured in minutes. His solution was to give each worker their own roll. Problem solved! Well, no. Rules are rules. After the 3rd citation, Peter marched to the regulator's office and suggested that this would make an interesting article for the local paper. They came to terms; no more citations for toilet paper, no article.

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⇒ He has...sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our People, and eat out their Substance [143 words]Andrew TerhuneDec 28, 2017 09:14
Per Bastiat, look at the unseen, not just the seen [78 words]Adam WildavskyDec 27, 2017 19:46

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