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Regulations, Jobs, and Quality of Life

Sun, 09/23/2012 - 15:30 — Dave Culver
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  • While there are no doubt many useless regulations on the books, and some that deserve to be gotten rid of, it does not follow that regulations are necessarily a drag on the economy, that they are invariably "onerous," nor that they are without exception "job-killers." And the constant assertion of—and resulting widespread belief in—the idea that regulations are always and everywhere a social evil is not simply a curious misunderstanding of the facts.
  • Bill Moyers | Chris Hedges on Capitalism's 'Sacrifice Zones'

Jeff Nygaard, Nygaard Notes

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August 22, 2012 | On the Think Progress website this past April appeared an article that began with these words: "Between 2007 and 2011, use of the phrase 'job-killing regulations' in U.S. newspapers increased by 17,550%." This prompted the article's author, Michael A. Livermore, to add, "Claims that regulations have a significant impact on American employment call for careful scrutiny." Ya think?

Just looking at some news articles over the past few months, here are some quotations on this subject from various people in positions of power and influence:

Full story...Go to NygaardNotes.org, then scroll down to Nygaard Notes #512, August 22, 2012.

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