Government Regulation
Opponents of government regulation indirectly are killing people
In the wake of the recent deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas (above), Thomas O. McGarity offers this INSIGHT on the issue of safety regulations: The tragic explosion at a West, Texas, fertilizer plant April 17 is the most recent manifestation of a badly debilitated system of regulatory protections. Although the cause of [...]
Letter: Government regulation not all bad
Too many of our broad arguments today are all-or-nothing. Youre either for X or against it. Theres no room for some Y mixed with X. Thats impure thinking. A Public Forum letter on April 29 (More regulation not the answer) illustrates my point. The writer argues against government regulations and concludes, Government regulation does not [...]
Gabriel Gomez, Massachusetts Senate Candidate, Claimed Historic Home Tax …
Tonight on the local news a reporter confronted Gomez on this dubious tax deduction and asked him if he thinks he owes the voters an apology. Gomez acted annoyed asserted very strongly that he NEVER apologizes, and then changed the subject to his having been a Navy SEAL. I guess he thinks this gives him [...]
Bloomberg Contributor Urges Government Regulation, Ownership of Broadband
We need to recapture the regulatory ideal. That ideal is that regulation of infrastructure, government intervention, makes free markets and free speech possible.Susan Crawfordsaid at theNational Conference for Media Reform. The gathering of left-wing media activists and media ran from April 5-7 in Denver. The group Free Press, which sponsored the conference, has received over [...]
16th District State Senate race: Who is Francisco Ramirez?
RIVERDALE, CA – In less than two weeks, the valley will vote in the 16th District State Senateprimary. In our third profile of the candidates, 17 News profiles Riverdale Democrat, Francisco Ramirez. Ramirez is an underdog in this race, but he thinks hell pull through. With a business mind, the Democrat says hes working for [...]
Opaque shipping arrangements prompt government regulation, Cabinet papers …
Text too small? A lack of insight into the arrangements international shipping lines use to operate in New Zealand has inflamed fears the companies could be artificially pushing up freight costs and is central to the thinking behind a new regulatory regime, Cabinet papers show. Commerce Minister Craig Foss said the current regime doesnt offer [...]
George Will: Government regs limit free speech
“The legislative department is everywhere extending the sphere of its activity, and drawing all power into its impetuous vortex.” — James Madison, Federalist 48. But under today’s regulatory state, the legislature is not the principal threat to liberty. Suppose a federal executive department flagrantly abused its regulatory powers for the purpose of suppressing truthful speech [...]
MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL : Government Committee …
Government Committee Recommends Streamlining Regulation in Israel A government committee has recommended streamlining regulation in Israel and examining interfaces between the various regulators. The committee is headed by the Director of the Budget Department of the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Gal Hershkovitz, and comprised of Professor Eugene Kandel, the Chairman of the National Economic Council [...]
Report: Energy Dept. Spent More Than $11M Per Green Job Created
“As the astronomical cost of the DOE’s loan guarantee program indicates, subsidizing renewable energy is not a good deal for taxpayers,” the report stated. The IER study found that energy-related tax preferences cost taxpayers about $13.5 billion in fiscal year 2012 and that a Treasury Department grant program for renewable energy companies cost an additional [...]