Backgrounder posted February 16, 1993 by William G. Laffer
How Regulation is Destroying American Jobs
Introduction
During the 1980s, America's ability to create jobs was the envy
of the world. No longer. The American job-generating machine has
ground to a halt, and regulation deserves much of the blame. The
regulatory burden on U.S. firms relaxed through most of the 1980s,
and private-sector employment grew by 19 million jobs. Most of
these new jobs were…
Lecture posted August 26, 1992 by Edward L. Hudgins, William G. Laffer, Brink Lindsey
The Re-Regulation Explosion: Costs and Consequences
Edward L. Hudgins
Speakers often open their talks with a joke. However, I have a
bit of a problem doing that in this particular case. For example, I
could ask, "Did you hear about the bureaucrat who wanted all hard
hats worn on construction sites to be sterilized before use?" Or,
"Did you hear about the regulator who wanted to force dentists to
dispose of…
Backgrounder posted July 10, 1992 by William G. Laffer
George Bush's Hidden Tax: The Explosion in Regulation
Introduction
He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither
swarms of officers to harass our people, and eat out their
substance.
Thomas Jefferson,
The Declaration of Independence
What Thomas Jefferson wrote of King George III might just as
well have been written of the federal government under President
George Bush. The reason: America has…
Backgrounder Update posted October 7, 1991 by William G. Laffer
The Danforth "Compromise": Another Quota Civil Rights Bill
(Archived document, may contain errors) 168 lonl9l THE DANFORTH "COMPROMISE": ANOTHER QUOTA CIVIL RIGHTS BILL (Updating Executive Memorandwn No. 302, "Why the So-Called 'Civil Rights' Bill Would Still Mean Quotas," June 3, 199 1.) George Bush last year vetoed a so-called "civil rights" bill because it would encourage employers to adopt ra- cial quotas in employment…