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"U.S. households 'pay' $14,974 annually in regulatory hidden tax," or 23% of the average income of $65,596.
The Federal Register finished 2013 at 79,311 pages, the fourth highest total in history.
That didn't match President Obama's 2010 all-time record of 81,405 pages.
But Mr. Obama can console himself by noting that of the five highest Federal Register page counts, four have occurred on his watch.
Drawing largely on government statistics, Mr. Crews estimates that the overall cost of regulatory compliance and its economic impact is about $1.9 trillion annually.
Regulator Without Peer - WSJ.com wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304311204579505953682216682.html
How absolutely STUPID!
Every day every ONE of us break one or more of these 81,405 FEDERAL regulations!
No accounting for how many state/local regulations each one of us breaks EACH DAY!
AAF found that the cumulative number of hours spent on regulatory-related paperwork in 2013 was 10.38 billion hours,
an increase of nearly 158 million hours from 2012.
The reports author believes it would take more than 78,000 employees working full-time to complete the additional paperwork.
Regulators created many hours of paperwork in 2013 | The Daily Caller
FOR WHAT???
-- A rural Oregon man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 days in jail and over $1,500 in fines because he had three reservoirs on his property to collect and use rainwater.
-- In Hazelwood, Missouri it is actually illegal for little girls to sell girl scout cookies in the front yards of their own homes.
-- man that was arrested for hosting a Bible study in his own home. Well, it turns out that he is still in prison serving his 60 day prison sentence.
-- An 11-year-old kid down in Florida was actually arrested by police, thrown in jail and charged with a third-degree felony simply for bringing a plastic butter knife to school.
-- For example, down in Louisiana one church was recently ordered to stop giving out water because it did not have the proper permit to do so.
19 Examples Of How Control Freaks Are Killing America With Their Completely Ridiculous Regulations
The Federal Register finished 2013 at 79,311 pages, the fourth highest total in history.
That didn't match President Obama's 2010 all-time record of 81,405 pages.
But Mr. Obama can console himself by noting that of the five highest Federal Register page counts, four have occurred on his watch.
Drawing largely on government statistics, Mr. Crews estimates that the overall cost of regulatory compliance and its economic impact is about $1.9 trillion annually.
Regulator Without Peer - WSJ.com wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304311204579505953682216682.html
How absolutely STUPID!
Every day every ONE of us break one or more of these 81,405 FEDERAL regulations!
No accounting for how many state/local regulations each one of us breaks EACH DAY!
AAF found that the cumulative number of hours spent on regulatory-related paperwork in 2013 was 10.38 billion hours,
an increase of nearly 158 million hours from 2012.
The reports author believes it would take more than 78,000 employees working full-time to complete the additional paperwork.
Regulators created many hours of paperwork in 2013 | The Daily Caller
FOR WHAT???
-- A rural Oregon man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 days in jail and over $1,500 in fines because he had three reservoirs on his property to collect and use rainwater.
-- In Hazelwood, Missouri it is actually illegal for little girls to sell girl scout cookies in the front yards of their own homes.
-- man that was arrested for hosting a Bible study in his own home. Well, it turns out that he is still in prison serving his 60 day prison sentence.
-- An 11-year-old kid down in Florida was actually arrested by police, thrown in jail and charged with a third-degree felony simply for bringing a plastic butter knife to school.
-- For example, down in Louisiana one church was recently ordered to stop giving out water because it did not have the proper permit to do so.
19 Examples Of How Control Freaks Are Killing America With Their Completely Ridiculous Regulations