Craig Eyermann | Thursday August 16, 2018 at 10:35 AM PDT
The business of rolling back federal regulations is very much a work in progress.
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Tag: government regulation
Raymond March | Wednesday July 11, 2018 at 1:47 PM PDT
Telemedicine providers have faced burdensome and complex regulatory structures at the state and federal level.
Tim Draper | Thursday August 31, 2017 at 8:00 AM PDT
“I will promote freedom at all costs,” is the first line of the Draper University pledge. Draper University of Heroes is a school I created to encourage people with ideas and energy to pursue their visions through entrepreneurship and risktaking. For an entrepreneur, freedom matters most. The ability to try new things without government…
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Lawrence McQuillan | Thursday April 27, 2017 at 3:59 PM PDT
A widely-cited study by W. Mark Crain and Nicole V. Crain estimates the cost of complying with U.S. government regulations at a staggering $2 trillion per year, an amount equal to 12 percent of gross domestic product. Annual compliance costs average about $10,000 per employee. Businesses in the service sector shoulder the biggest burden…
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Robert Murphy | Friday November 13, 2015 at 12:00 PM PST
In a recent New York Times piece, economist Robert Shiller built an argument that was a non sequitur resting on two false premises. Specifically, Shiller argued: (Premise 1:) Economics courses teach students that market outcomes are “Pareto optimal.” (Premise 2:) In reality, market forces lead to systematic deception and manipulation of the public. (Conclusion:)…
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