by Brian Garst | May 4, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economic Growth, Regulations
I mentioned the other day a claim from CEI that regulatory burdens cost the economy nearly $2 trillion in 2008. The Phoenix Center also recently produced a policy bulletin examining the costs of the regulatory state (Hat-tip: Big Government). In quantifying the...
by Brian Garst | May 2, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
There are thousands of examples of the burdens placed on the economy and ordinary citizens, who see costs soar in response to excessive government regulations. A recent report from the Competitive Enterprise Institute called Ten Thousand Commandments: An Annual...
by Brian Garst | Feb 14, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
President Obama unveiled his fiscal year 2012 budget today, and there’s good news and bad news. The good news is that there’s no major initiative such as the so-called stimulus scheme or the government-run healthcare proposal. The bad news, though, is that government...
by Brian Garst | Dec 17, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs
Two recent stories are sure to get your blood boiling if you support private property rights. The first regards a decision by the Supreme Court not to hear a New York eminent domain case, which saw Columbia University first game the system to have property falsely...
by Brian Garst | Dec 16, 2010 | Blogs, Uncategorized
What do you do when your kids clamor for something you don’t think they should have? For most (good) parents, the obvious answer is to “just say no.” For others, it’s to sue! With perfect Grinch timing, a consumer group has sued McDonald’s demanding that it take the...
