Negative Space: regulatory burden
- Broken but Unbowed
-
Texas Governor Greg Abbott talks about how he survived the accident that paralyzed him, and how the United States can survive the system that paralyzes it.
- How the left bribes big business
-
There’s a reason giant corporations and the biggest conglomerates are almost all donors to Democrats if they prefer one party over another. The left’s policies kill their upstart competitors. Big government hurts small businesses far more than it hurts big businesses.
- Is job loss to automation inevitable?
-
We aren’t losing jobs to automation. We’re losing jobs to an impenetrable regulatory morass and artificial costs added by establishment politicians. Punishing companies for having businesses in the United States only makes companies not start up in the United States.
- Small towns, big government
-
Should people have to leave small towns in order to go where the jobs are? Or is that response hypocrisy masquerading as compassion?
More Information
- The Left’s gamble
-
“In short, the Left has been gambling with other people’s livelihoods—and the Left pays no price when that gamble fails.”
- Texas Public Policy Foundation
-
“The Foundation's mission is to promote and defend liberty, personal responsibility, and free enterprise in Texas and the nation by educating and affecting policymakers and the Texas public policy debate with academically sound research and outreach.”
- Regulatory Favoritism: Occupational Licensing
-
“While would-be entrepreneurs seeking a gateway to the middle class are adversely affected by occupational licensing laws, there is one group that profits from the existing legal structure—established businesses. In fact, business lobbies represent some of the most enthusiastic supporters of occupational licensing legislation. Legally blocking would-be competitors artificially inflates prices, giving en- trenched players in the marketplace incentive to keep them out.”
- As Dairies Dump Milk, Frustration Mounts Over Retail Buying Limits
-
“Our members are getting the milk to the grocers,” says Dykes. “The milk is there. We need to remove those signs at any grocery store. There should be no limits on how much milk or any dairy product any consumer can purchase. It is available. Our members are getting it there, and our members are processing the milk.”
