Tag: Regulation
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Eliminate all health insurance profits, and what’s left?
Those who advocate government takeover of health care and the elimination of private insurance cite the “wasteful overhead” and “high profits” of health insurance companies. But: “Net income comes to just a few cents per dollar of premiums.
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Government regulation failed again, yet more is called for
No matter how much the government controls the economic system, any problem will be blamed on whatever small zone of freedom that remains.
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Good news on chemical security
There’s been some good news from Congress recently about Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards, or CFATS.
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Inherently Safer Technology (IST) not always that
The problem is that chemical manufacturing and processing is a complicated matter, and mandates that force the use of one chemical instead of another can have consequences that lead to less safety.
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Homeland Security may impose new regulations on agriculture
At the Kansas Meadowlark, there’s some video about Chemical facility anti-terrorism standards.
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Environmental myths of the Left
One of the powerful stories radical environmentalists — or any environmentalists for that matter — tell is how the river in Cleveland caught on fire. Water burning: that’s a real environmental disaster. Government must step in a do something! Today the Competitive Enterprise Institute tells the true story. It turns out that it was not…
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In the world of chemical security, the real world
A post on a blog sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers explains a few of the problems with the proposed Chemical facility anti-terrorism standards legislation now making its way through Congress. One of the issues mentioned in the post In the World of Chemical Security, the Real World is the threat of excessive litigation.
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Congress could give government bureaucrats more control of farms and industry
The Kansas Meadowlark blog has a detailed post that explains some of the harm to agriculture that proposed legislation — Chemical facility anti-terrorism standards — could cause. The post also contains a section of helpful related links. Click on Congress could give government bureaucrats more control of farms and industry to read.
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Current chemical security regulations should be reauthorized
Currently two committees in the United States House of Representatives are considering legislation that would harm a vital American industry. This industry is already regulated, and the regulations have accomplished their goal.
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Chemical security act would harm business, farmers
The Kansas Meadowlark contributes coverage about a chemical security law that promises to overburden an important American industry. Even the family farm is at risk. That’s the operative word — risk. As has been reported, Congressional testimony found that the legislation could actually increase risk to the businesses that the bill intends to protect. To…
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The Threat of Big Brother in Green Clothing
From the Competitive Enterprise Institute. This organization, particularly its site GlobalWarming.org, is a great place to look for information about the true nature of global warming and climate change. The following announces the release of a video message that spotlights the real threat of global warming fear mongering.
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Regulation is expensive
We often hear of the burden of excessive regulation. When we measure the cost of federal regulation, we find that the numbers are truly shocking. How much does federal regulation cost? “A very rough extrapolation from an estimate of the federal regulatory enterprise by economist Mark Crain estimates that regulatory compliance costs hit $1.172 trillion…