Saturday, January 30, 2016

Presidents and Regulation

I lie awake
Burning inside
Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
--Roger Daltrey

Article discusses rate of increase in regulatory restrictions under each presidential administration since Carter. Results suggest that there has been little difference in rate of regulatory increase among administrations save the second terms of both Reagan and Clinton.


"Over the last 20 years, the regulatory budget has more than doubled in real terms, while the total number of restrictions has grown by about 220,000 - a 25 percent increase.

Restricting freedom has been a bi-partisan activity.

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