Posts Tagged ‘ government regulation ’

The Regulatory State Does Not Like You

Dec 20th, 2011 | By | Category: Economics, Featured, Politics
Two important regulatory rulings have been issued in the last day that will have a profound effect on your life, both immediately and over the long run. One forces a continued degradation of AT&T's cell phone coverage by forbidding a merger with the embattled company T-Mobile. The other targets a ...read more

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The Government Is Actually Destroying Jobs

May 27th, 2011 | By | Category: Featured, Macro Economics
The last few years as an executive in a manufacturing company gave me a frighteningly close look at the inner workings of regulators in our government. Maybe I’m just naïve, but what I discovered was shocking. In the past, I realized our leaders were disingenuous when they spoke about “creating jobs” ...read more

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Big Tobacco and Government Collude

Jun 22nd, 2009 | By | Category: Featured, Macro Economics, Politics
As a menthol smoker, nothing got me more upset than that infuriating passage in the recent tobacco bill that explicitly gives the FDA authority to ban menthol. It's so clear what's going on, I can't stand it. I think Linda got most of it right the other day. This bill is ...read more

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