Laissez-faire, anyone? In the short time since President Obama was re-elected, government has issued hundreds of new regulations. The bureaucrats never stop. There are now more than 170,000 pages of federal regulations. President Obama wants still more rules. Cheering on increased financial regulation, he said, "We've got to keep moving forward." ... MORE
Showing posts with label red tape. Show all posts
Showing posts with label red tape. Show all posts
Stranded Sandy Victims Tangled In FEMA Red Tape
by Joe Schoffstall. Nearly two months after homes in Staten Island, NY were devastated by Hurricane Sandy, residents say they’re still struggling with red tape as they try to get the government to help. FEMA “really hasn’t done much, if anything, and they’re making people go through a whole bunch of bureaucratic tape,” one resident told MRCTV. ... MORE
Obama Announces New Wave Of Proposed Regulations
by Dave Boyer. After taking criticism for missing an October deadline, the Obama administration Friday released its list of proposed government-wide regulations that it plans to consider in the next year. The administration put out its notice, called the unified regulatory agenda, online around 3 p.m. on the Friday before Christmas, after most ... MORE
NYers Say FEMA Ignored Obama's Cut Red Tape Pledge
"FEMA ain't doing nothing." Storm-ravaged New Yorkers say President Obama’s promise to cut red tape and get them aid in the aftermath of Sandy has proven to be hot air. Angry citizens vented at FEMA officials at a town hall meeting held by the disaster relief agency Thursday, with tempers boiling over. Some 1,000 people, ... MORE
Federal Red Tape Hampers Battle Against Wildfires
by Stephan Dinan. The fire didn’t care what kind of federal land it was burning, but for sheriff’s deputies hovering over a blaze in northwestern Nevada last week, it made all the difference: If it was Bureau of Land Management property, they could legally drop the water they were carrying, but if it was Forest Service land, they were out of luck. ... MORE
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