News and Opinion

EPA Regulations Could Bankrupt U.S. Cities, Cost Millions - National Center for Policy Analysis The EPA has suggested lowering the standard from 80 part per billion (PPB) to 70 to 75 ppb, which will put most regions of the country in violation. Cities and counties could well bankrupt themselves trying to meet it with little or no improvement in human health."_{Respond to this posting}

The Danger of Over-Regulation  - Richard Rahn - Technology and Democracy Project Appropriate regulation and the rule of law can strengthen financial markets and the domestic economy by attracting flows of foreign capital. Excessive regulation has the opposite effect when it imposes costs that cause capital and companies to flee a jurisdiction._{Respond to this posting}

Reforming Sarbanes-Oxley: How to Restore American Leadership in World Capital Markets - Heritage Foundation Lecture The complex Sarbanes-Oxley law has generated unanticipated negative consequences in its attempt to clean up Wall Street accounting and reporting practices. The cost to the U.S. economy is enormous: 35 billion in direct costs and 1.4 trillion in indirect costs. Numerous companies have either dropped their U.S. registration or have opted to list their companies on overseas exchanges. _{Respond to this posting}

Health Care Regulation is Misguided - Buckeye Institute Viewpoint  While Ohio has some of the fewest mandates, this may not last long. Members of both parties teamed up to pass the mental health parity bill and impose restrictions on co-payments and deductibles. _{Respond to this posting}

The Road to Hell is Paved with High-Minded Regulations - Buckeye Institute Viewpoint  In 2005, there were 3,943 new regulations at the federal level . The Federal Register, which tracks regulatory activity, weighed in at 23,041 pages. According to Ten Thousand Commandments, a study by the Competitive Enterprise Institute, these regulations cost the nation an astounding 1.127 trillion dollars a year, nearly equal to half the cost of the federal government._{Respond to this posting}

Climbing Mount Regulation - NFIB Commentary According to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, the nation’s smallest firms shoulder the largest per-employee burden of federal regulatory compliance costs._{Respond to this posting}

Congress Should Repeal the Sarbanes Oxley Act - Baltimore Examiner The Sarbanes Oxley act is "Unnecessary, harmful and inadequate."_{Respond to this posting}

Research

Quack Corporate Governance - A Cato Institute Policy Brief Sarbanes Oxley may have satisfied a political need, but it will do little to protect investors or strengthen the market_{Respond to this posting}

Ten Thousand Commandments - A Report from the Competitive Enterprise Institute An annual snapshot of the federal regulatory state and how much it costs business, taxpayers, and the average American._{Respond to this posting}