http://goodmorningeconomics.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/street-vendors-in-seattle/ Thoughts on economics and political economy from two students at the University of Washington Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:18:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 http://goodmorningeconomics.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/street-vendors-in-seattle/#comment-1518 Tom Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:28:04 +0000 http://goodmorningeconomics.wordpress.com/?p=308#comment-1518 I would speculate that the disappearance of street vendors had less to do with actual cases of food poisoning and more to do with lobbying by the restaurant industry. After all, if you own a storefront, do you want to compete with street vendors that can undercut your price? I would speculate that the disappearance of street vendors had less to do with actual cases of food poisoning and more to do with lobbying by the restaurant industry. After all, if you own a storefront, do you want to compete with street vendors that can undercut your price?

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