Economists Say Government Hurts Economy With Policy Uncertainty
Businesses stay on the sidelines rather than risk a shifting environment
Businesses stay on the sidelines rather than risk a shifting environment
Incompetence blamed for the deaths of 13 children
Experts manufacture whatever facts an activist, politician, or bureaucrat needs.
"They're going to try to do with regulation what they cannot do with legislation"
City wants to control when and where they can sell their goods
Though the trucks were legalized in July, not a single one has been able to get a license from the city
If you lie down with government officials, you get up with ...
A guy going on a shooting spree means we need better housing regulations?
The country's government isn't exactly easing the way to prosperity
Furniture maker says regulatory mandates are impossible to follow
In a press release strangely devoid of any mention of anyone being victimized or defrauded, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces it is suing Intrade, the famous "prediction market" business, based in Ireland.
Perhaps a less-than-perfect example
New York pencil pushers wouldn't approve their transfer to another treatment center
In my misspent youth, I took a job as an "economist" at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, D.C.
Purdue Chief Diversity Officer on $198,000 per year salary
People wait for hours to discover information on how to apply for government jobs, not interviews
Audit finds questionable spending. Contain your surprise.
Election politics led to a backlog
They need permission for haircuts and school trips
Seriously, what's legal in that country?
The World Bank says it takes just one day
It's difficult and expensive for them to comply
Even the city's politicos admit they've overdone it
$300 for a scratched cutting board
And you wondered why the Great White North is ranked ahead of the U.S. in economic freedom
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