Democrats in Congress are floating plans for billions more in rental assistance, and a blanket nationwide moratorium on evictions to forestall a potential housing crisis during the pandemic.
Why should the responsible states bail out the irresponsible ones?
So long as governments view lockdowns as their primary tool for combating COVID-19, they are in effect sentencing bars and other shuttered businesses to a likely death.
The Golden State has seen a rise in the number of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
Nashville's Metro Council repeals the city's blanket ban on home businesses servicing customers onsite.
Incentive programs for electric cars and solar panels mostly benefit those who can afford those things, while regulations that drive up the cost of energy hurt those who can't afford much to begin with.
Government growth and abuses are not challenged nearly enough.
Bay State officials expect a new ban on flavored tobacco products to benefit illegal suppliers.
The push to reclassify independent contractors is harming many of the workers it's supposed to help.
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Don’t forget the unseen costs of government actions.
Rising rates of new cases and hospitalizations have seen both states' governors reverse course on reopening businesses.
There's no need to pity successful companies or grant them special deals, but state officials shouldn't be so blinded by an anti-corporate ideology that they drive businesses away, either.
Falling demand and strict social distancing requirements are leaving many restaurants with no path to profitability.
Making a living is a right, not a privilege, and should be respected as such.
We need to remove all the ways that government deters people from seeking treatment.
Regulators ought to take a scalpel to the many burdensome rules still on the books.
The phased reopenings happening around the country are becoming increasingly arbitrary.
There are problems with the UBI idea.
Millions of people out of a job and stuck at home for months is a recipe for civil unrest.
It took a crisis for policymakers to see that hundreds of rules were not worth the burdens they imposed.
The health crisis revealed red tape that hobbles our lives even in good times.
The pandemic has exposed many of America’s destructive barriers to work. It’s time to eliminate them.
If there's a silver lining for the bars and restaurants that have been hit by the COVID-19 lockdowns, it's the widespread loosening of liquor laws.
The ability of Americans to buy meat in grocery stores is at risk due to serious supply-chain issues caused by COVID-19.
A lawsuit filed yesterday by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra accuses the companies of misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors.
Why are politicians suddenly cancelling their plastic bag bans? Because of COVID-19, of course.
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A civil rights lawsuit alleges that the government violated Kathy Hay's constitutional rights when it shuttered her free pantry.
The Justice Department concluded in 2018 that an anti-drug treaty requires stricter controls than the DEA originally planned.
If politicians really want to help citizens, they should brush up on the laws of supply and demand.
The federal government has given states permission to open up highway rest stops to food truck service. Many are deciding to keep their protectionist bans in place.
Dairy industry-endorsed regulations required skim milk to be labeled as “imitation” if it hadn’t been enriched with added vitamins.
Restaurants and shops are already suffering enough.
The private sector has proven to be more resilient and flexible than the government.
Politicians rush to limit our choices in the name of "keeping us safe."
Permitting telemedicine and recognizing medical licenses from other states will reduce future doctor shortages.
“Can an independent federal agency that is supposed to regulate commodity futures assert power over every single purchase or sale of a commodity?”
"We're not going to be looking back," said House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn.
Most serious approaches to the crisis, however, are decidedly libertarian. They involve reducing regulations that keep industries from responding rapidly in an emergency situation.
Before this, the wait period was a year.
Restrictions on takeout cocktails, telemedicine, hand sanitizer, and plastic bags are among the rules being chucked aside in a crisis.
Rising rates of contamination, among other problems, have left material processing facilities with no willing buyers.
Many regulations serve little to no public purpose.
First, they didn't have grocery permits. Now they are not allowed to take any walk-ins.
Markets are trying to meet spiking demand for face masks, but importers are stymied by the FDA and CDC
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