TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY • July 3, 2022
We are living more freely now than ever before. But by some crucial measures, we are all less free: the economic sphere. What was previously thought of as private matters like how to power your home or what to do when you need a loan are increasingly subject to supervision and interference by bureaucrats. The code of federal regulations has been growing steadily and inexorably for decades, despite a brief respite during the Trump years. On top of that, regulatory “guidance” — bureaucratic circulars, opinions and even blog posts — adds real but less accountable restrictions on our freedom. We have too many burdensome, unneeded regulations on the books. Congress should make it a priority to clear those away. ~ Iain Murray, Competitive Enterprise Institute