Category: Regulation
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Regulation helps big business, not free enterprise
Both Democrats and Republicans love creating regulations, and big business loves these regulations.
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Prospects for successful deregulation in Kansas
Based on experience from the Reagan Administration, regulation reform in Kansas will be difficult.
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Unintended consequences of credit card regulation
Regulation of credits cards has unintended consequences that harm both the customer with marginal credit as well as those with good credit.
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The Four Loko challenge: not for me
Is government regulation the best way to deal with harmful behavior?
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Mine safety regulations: do they work?
The mainstream media attack on Charles Koch, David Koch, and Koch Industries has reached the state of West Virginia. This time a newspaper criticizes the Charles G. Koch Foundation for supporting a “conservative Morgantown think tank and several positions at the West Virginia University economics department.” A specific target of criticism is West Virginia University…
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Texting bans haven’t worked
In an attempt to increase highway safety, many states have passed bans on texting while driving. But the bans haven’t worked, and some states have experienced an increase in crashes.
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Internet regulation, or net neutrality, would harm investment, says former official
At a luncheon event in Wichita, Bruce Mehlman of the Internet Innovation Alliance told an audience that increased regulation of the internet — the principle known as “net neutrality” — would harm capital investment in broadband internet service.
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Wichita event: The future of innovation and investment in broadband
The FCC has proposed reclassifying the Internet as a public utility to get total regulatory control. How can you help stop the FCC Internet takeover?
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Financial reform bill as bad as can be
The United States financial reform legislation that just passed through conference committee is just about the worst possible bill that could emerge. In its analysis, The Wall Street Journal concluded “perhaps the best summary is to hail Dodd-Frank as the crowning achievement of the Obama ‘reform’ method. In the name of responding to a crisis,…
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Chemical security legislation update
The United States Congress is considering legislation to improve the safety of chemical plants. While a noble goal, this regulation has the potential to actually decrease chemical plant safety while increasing costs and destroying jobs at the same time.
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Kansas smoking ban discussed on Kansas Week
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