In a truly Free Market Economy, government does not interfere in the day to day business of the market. Individuals are free to produce, buy and sell as they freely choose. Sadly, a truly free market has not existed in the United States for over a hundred years. Actor Nick Offerman learned this the hard way, both in America ... and in Scotland, when he tried to open his own whiskey distillery. What happens when government sticks it's nose in the business of doing business?
"In his video entitled, Nick Offerman's 'The Offerman Distillery', the actor attempts to open his own distillery but soon learns that the government requires an occupational permit in order to do so. Confused and irritated that opening a distillery is such a monstrous bureaucratic feat, Offerman highlights one of the most frustrating forms of government red tape, preventing otherwise productive individuals from earning an honest living.
Expressing his desire to combine his love of whiskey with his love of doing good for other people, Offerman tells his viewers why this distillery is so important to him. Wanting to open his appropriately named “Offerman Distillery” in Scotland’s Aisle of Sky, he stakes his sign in the fresh ground and sets off to work.
Aptly demonstrating how all governments seek to control the economies of their various nations, Offerman soon discovers that Scotland has just as much entrepreneurial red tape as the United States."