Interesting quick read.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...r-rules-than-bush-while-costing-business.html
http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...r-rules-than-bush-while-costing-business.html
Obama wrote 5% fewer regulations than Bush
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Beyond the headline:
The number of significant federal rules, defined as those costing more than $100 million, has gone up under Obama, with 129 approved so far, compared with 90 for Bush, 115 for President Bill Clinton and 127 for the first President Bush over the same period in their first terms. In part that’s because $100 million in past years was worth more than it is now due to inflation, Livermore said.
and
According to the National Federation of Independent Business, 18 percent of small business owners rate regulation as their most important problem, second to overall economic demand. In the last month of the Bush administration, that total was 8 percent. A Gallup poll released yesterday said small business owners are most likely to say complying with regulations is the most important problem facing them today.
^^^^^ source of 70% of new jobs....
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The number of significant federal rules, defined as those costing more than $100 million, has gone up under Obama, with 129 approved so far, compared with 90 for Bush, 115 for President Bill Clinton and 127 for the first President Bush over the same period in their first terms. In part that’s because $100 million in past years was worth more than it is now due to inflation, Livermore said.
and
According to the National Federation of Independent Business, 18 percent of small business owners rate regulation as their most important problem, second to overall economic demand. In the last month of the Bush administration, that total was 8 percent. A Gallup poll released yesterday said small business owners are most likely to say complying with regulations is the most important problem facing them today.
^^^^^ source of 70% of new jobs....
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Still an interesting read isn't it? All those whining about regulations costing jobs? When in fact, the job losses weren't all that much?
U.S. Labor Department statistics show the impact of regulations on layoffs has been small.
Of the 7,247 mass layoffs last year -- those involving at least 50 workers -- 18 were the result of government regulation, according to department data.
Of the 3,114 mass layoffs in the first half of this year, 11 were related to government regulation.
By comparison, 1,053 mass layoffs were attributed to business demand.
U.S. Labor Department statistics show the impact of regulations on layoffs has been small.
Of the 7,247 mass layoffs last year -- those involving at least 50 workers -- 18 were the result of government regulation, according to department data.
Of the 3,114 mass layoffs in the first half of this year, 11 were related to government regulation.
By comparison, 1,053 mass layoffs were attributed to business demand.
Neat, but how many of those regulation were there when Obama took over and the result of other administrations. Isn't it also something to consider that the headaches come from bad, irrelevant, inefficient regulations and the application of same, not just all regulations. That sort of puts a different angle on the dangle.
papa that's a cop out. i'd expect a response like that from most of the lefties on here but not you. you're better than that.
seemingly you do not know that Obama went by the name Barry while he was in school.
You are Canadian and not eligible tovote in any US elections
BTW learn more about the man you support
I'm sure he was called a lot of things in school. You want to use a few of them as well and try and sound educated? Teens can be cruel.
It was a nickname his father gave him when he was very young, to distinguish him from himself, Barrack Sr. No big deal.
LMAO!!!
You sound like lawyer Aardie, FFS!
Is JAJA a wise mentor for you also???....:biggrin1:
