It seems that the approaches on how to fix the economy fall on two distant sides. Mr. Obama proposes raising taxes on the wealthiest in the nation to increase revenue and help lower the deficit. Mr. Romney offers an extension of tax cuts to everyone, while reducing the deficit by closing loopholes. In the past … Continue reading
Category Archives: Regulation
America / Economy / Fiscal policy / Politics / Presidency / Regulation
A Comparison: Reagan, Obama & Jobs
A myriad of articles have been written on how the presidential election of 2012 should garner a stringent comparison to that of the 1980 presidential election. I agree. During both presidential elections the United States economy was and is hurting. But, the focus of this article is: how did the presidents perform after they won … Continue reading
Regulations and Organ Donations: An Unhealthy Recipe
The waste and inefficiencies that plague healthcare in the United States are well known and well documented, but recently the New York Times published an astonishing article that reveals the extent of the problem. The article reports that nearly 18 percent of kidneys that could potentially be used in life-saving transplants are discarded each year … Continue reading
Dishwasher Dilemma
There are thousands of different motivations for regulation – a cleaner environment, an equal opportunity workplace, a more secure banking system – but each motivation has an underlying and often unspoken implication. The government, because of its army of bureaucratic experts, knows best how to make those goals happen. But time and again, regulators prove … Continue reading
America / CFPB / Economy / Regulation / Uncategorized
Too Small To Bail: Regulations Eating Away at Small Businesses
The Bada Bing food truck has been cruising the streets of Arlington, VA, schlepping their signature fare for almost two years. Their relatively inexpensive spiedies (an upstate New York specialty) and Philly-style cheesesteaks have clearly filled a market niche as their long lines and expanding twitter followers attest to. But Bada Bing and legions of … Continue reading
CFTC / Economy / Fiscal policy / Regulation
The Dodd-Frank Act’s Effect on: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), an independent agency, is charged with helping to regulate futures markets. The CFTC Chairman, Gary Gensler, stated that, “the Wall Street reform bill (Dodd-Frank) will – for the first time – bring comprehensive regulation to the swaps market place. Swap dealers will be subject to robust oversight.” The Dodd-Frank … Continue reading
How Technology Strengthens the Argument for Liberty
By Logan Albright The first century after the founding of the United States of America is remembered as one of the greatest success stories of all time. By laying down a simple set of rules limiting the role of government to protecting property rights and allowing citizens to conduct business as they saw fit, we … Continue reading
Oversight Committee Markup
After three and a half hours of what seemed to be another episode of Desperate Housewives of Washington D.C., the House of Oversight passed several amendments to Taxpayers Right to Know Act, and the Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act of 2012. Additionally the Oversight Committee authorized the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel … Continue reading
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Meets AGAIN About the Dodd-Frank Act
From This Day Forth… “Today we will consider a rule that helps broaden market access and promotes competition in the swaps market,” proclaimed Chairman Gensler. Emphasizing one of the important goals of the Dodd-Frank Act is to prevent risks in the financial sector from affecting the overall American economy in a negative manner. The intent … Continue reading
Martin O’Malley Manages a Multitude of Regulations to Maximize Maryland’s Markets
At a time when unemployment is skyrocketing and the economy is dwindling, I can’t help but be filled with the smallest amount of joy and hope when I see the government making changes that will actually benefit the public instead of harming them. On March 9th, Governor Martin O’Malley of Maryland submitted to the Administrative … Continue reading
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