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"It's not just jacking up prices; it's about keeping competition down to reasonable levels.

Limiting the number of restaurants means that there will be enough customers for most of them."

There's no such thing as 'keeping competition down to reasonable levels.' That's why we have a market. The optimal supply of restaurants and customers should be determined by the market, not government or protectionist incumbents. Unless you can make a legitimate case that allowing more food trucks, restaurants, or whatever else harms the health or security of society, there is zero reason to limit their numbers.