Another low point for Obama

[idlewind]

As if drowning us in debt is not enough, Obama is sinking the economy further into a regulatory quagmire:

http://americanactionforum.org/blogs/regulation-rodeo

He is ahead of the record pace of last year. And except for net neutrality Congress is not even trying to stop the tidal wave.:roll:

 

[Zebraspots]

Rules and oversight are not necessarily bad things. I can think of several major catastrophes recently that would have been prevented with better or more rules.

 

[idlewind]

Rules and oversight are not necessarily bad things. I can think of several major catastrophes recently that would have been prevented with better or more rules.

They are a catastrophe if you are a small businessman trying to cut through them.

 

[Zebraspots]

My small business is hurt far more by lack of regulations, than too many. Regulating oil drilling, emissions, and the banks helps me.

 

[scooterbug44]

We could do with fewer rules overall and strict enforcement of them. Far too many loopholes, special cases, and outright stupid ones.

 

[poppy]

As if drowning us in debt is not enough, Obama is sinking the economy further into a regulatory quagmire:

http://americanactionforum.org/blogs/regulation-rodeo

He is ahead of the record pace of last year. And except for net neutrality Congress is not even trying to stop the tidal wave.:roll:

Ignore these new regulations, he's just doing this to annoy you.

 

[Andy A]

No, if you ignore these new regulatiions, they'll send Eric Holder and the DOJ after you and we all know what that means!

 

[beachmouse]

No, if you ignore these new regulatiions, they'll send Eric Holder and the DOJ after you and we all know what that means!

No more e.coli in the peanut butter? Oh! The huge manatee!

 

[idlewind]

No more e.coli in the peanut butter? Oh! The huge manatee!

That is disingenuous. Those regulations have been in effect for decades and no one wishes to repeal them. But the reams of new regulations that Obama is forcing on us are harming an already weak economy. There are some I would like to repeal, beginning with the tax code but I am sure you love devoting hours to figuring how the pages of IRS rules effect your business.

 

[beachmouse]

That is disingenuous. Those regulations have been in effect for decades and no one wishes to repeal them.

Which is in turn extremely disingenuous since there's a big move right now from House Republicans to cut FDA funding for food safety matters:

http://www.anh-usa.org/house-cuts-fda-budget-by-285-million/

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/2005-02-14-fda-safety-usat_x.htm

The Food and Drug Administration's proposed budget for next year includes cuts to nearly all its inspection programs, from checks on imported food to reviews of overseas plants that make prescription drugs bound for the USA.

If Congress approves, the number of domestic food safety inspections made next year would fall by 5%, foreign drug plant inspections would drop 5.8% and checks on the nation's blood banks would be cut 4.7%, compared with estimated 2005 inspections.