Zach Du, Chapter 8, Question 6

In Chapter 8, Wheelan illustrates an example of interest groups which I found was quite fascinating:"My doctoral dissertation set out to explain a seemingly anomalous pattern in Illinois: The state requires barbers and manicurists to be licensed, but not the electricians. A shoddy electrical job could burn down an entire neighborhood; a bad manicure or haircut seems relatively more benign"(183). These groups are seek to get licensed, and in Illinois the size and budget of its professional association is the best predictor. Sometimes, they would obtain the opportunity to make legislators to do things which are not beneficial to our economy, "The broader the scope of government, the more room there is for special interests to carve out deals for themselves that have nothing to do with the legitimate functions of government described in Chapter 3"(183).