Car-sharing bill typifies California’s ‘crony capitalist’ approach

SACRAMENTO ­­­­— Real capitalism is a tough sport where entrepreneurs risk their capital in hopes of winning customers. The “crony” version of it involves politicians rigging the rules to assure that the “right” people are winners. We see this ugly process on high-profile national issues, such as when Donald Trump promotes tariffs to boost steel makers at the expense of companies that use steel products. But most of this nonsense proceeds quietly in