Showing posts with label rules. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rules. Show all posts
Walter E Williams: Unnecessary Loss Of Life
Politically correct rules of engagement. War is nasty, brutal and costly. In our latest wars, many of the casualties suffered by American troops are a direct result of their having to obey rules of engagement created by politicians who have never set foot on — or even seen — a battlefield. Today's battlefield commanders must be alert to the ... MOREGreg Corombos: 'Most Expensive Regulation In History' - New Obama Power Grab Set To Kill 1.4 Million Jobs
Obama, the job killer, strikes again. The Obama administration is just weeks
away from imposing a new ozone particulate standard that manufacturers
say will cripple jobs and productivity in the U.S. and leave some firms
and industries clinging to life. The National Association of Manufacturers released a study suggesting
the standard would ... MOREJohn Stossel: Cutting Red Tape
Regulation strangulation. I'm upset that the presidential candidates, all of them, rarely mention a huge problem: the quiet cancer that kills opportunity — regulation. The accumulated burden of it is the reason that America is stuck in the slowest economic recovery since the Depression. I understand why candidates don't talk about it: Regulation is ... MOREAnti-Ridesharing Laws Are Stuck In The Past
by Jordan Richardson. Times have certainly changed since Robert De Niro was driving cab around New York's boroughs in the move Taxi Driver. The 1976 film showcased a society focused on the Vietnam War and De Niro's obsession with a presidential campaign. But one thing has not changed since the 70s: The government is still trying to regulate ... MOREWalter E Williams: The Struggle For Economic Liberty
The war against Uber, Lyft and consumers. Where public utility commissions decide who will have the right to go into the taxi business, a prospective entrant must apply for a "certificate of public convenience and necessity." Lawyers for the incumbent taxi owners, most often corporate owners or owner associations, appear at the hearing to argue that ... MORE
J. Wilson: Regulation Growth Strangles The Economy
Whenever liberals complain about deregulation, show em this. One of the biggest arguments against
conservatives and libertarians is the belief that evil deregulation is
what caused the economic collapse in 2008 and the current income
inequality. Politicians like Elizabeth Warren have built their careers
around this false argument. They want to ... MOREDavid Hansnyi: The Trans Fat Ban Is Worse Than You Think
Why stop there? The Food and Drug Administration issued a final decision this week,
giving the food industry three years to phase out bad trans fats, still
used in a wide variety of products, such as Pillsbury's Ready To Bake
cookies and cake frosting. Now, if you're ingesting large quantities of
either, perhaps partially hydrogenated oils aren't your biggest ... MORE25 Things We Did As Kids That Now Get Someone Arrested
by Daisy Luther. With all of the ridiculous new regulations, coddling, and societal mores that seem to be the norm these days, it’s a miracle those of us over 30 survived our childhoods. Here’s the problem with all of this babying: it creates a society of weenies. There won’t be more more rebels because this generation has been frightened into ... MOREObama's Next ‘Executive Actions’ On Global Warming
by Michael Bastasch. IRS to be deployed. President Barack Obama is preparing to unleash a series of “executive
actions” aimed at boosting the green energy industry as part of the
president’s global warming agenda. Obama is launching a “Clean Energy Impact Investment Center” at the
Energy Department to “make information about energy and ... MOREGovernment Closes Down Unlicensed Licensed Lemonade Stand To Save Customers From Unregulated Cold Drinks
by Scott Shackford. Moppets meet the government boot. Technically summer doesn't begin for another couple of weeks, but southern states like Texas don't care when summer is technically supposed to start. It's warm down there, and two young sisters in Overton with the adorable, media-friendly names of Andria and Zoey Green (8 and 7 years old, ... MORE
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