For all who will be enjoying a festive turkey meal on Christmas day, regulations will probably be the furthest thing from your mind. But as the tryptophan kicks in, dream about this—who is making sure that turkey isn’t a danger to your health? Stephen McDonnell is the founder and CEO of Applegate Natural and Organic […]
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In the debate that will continue next year in the U.S. Senate over regulations, we will hear those who want to eliminate all government regulations say that they believe that the private sector can regulate itself. But until now, no one has explained what that means. Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, knows what
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Here are two good articles that talk about the lack of lending to small businesses. The first issue is the problem with regulators, not regulations. We have heard numerous complaints of inconsistency of regulators in how they deal with financial institutions regarding small business lending. Some banking regulators are overzealous when it comes to the
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Who doesn’t like the concept of accountability? We instinctively understand that people and organizations should be accountable for their behavior. Politicians and government should be accountable for their words and actions. Accountability is as American as mom and apple pie–except when it is just a phony adjective as in the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) being
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With the on-going battle in Congress over increasing taxes on the wealthiest Americans to reduce the deficit and/or pay for needed government programs, the most fiscally conservative Republican Senator is exposing taxpayer subsidies for people making over a million dollars a year. Unemployment checks for these folks….really? Nov. 13, 2011 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S.
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Last Friday I told you that the U.S. House overwhelmingly passed a bill that would allow small businesses to solicit investment capital of up to $1 million with a $10,000 maximum per individual contribution without having to do all the expensive and time consuming paperwork registering with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The concept is
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An important vote will take place in the U.S. Senate today. The future of a free and open Internet is at stake. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last year saw signs that broadband providers were beginning to block or degrade website content and applications in order to control access to content. The writing was on
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PoliticoLetter to the EditorNovember 9, 2011 Former Sen. Blanche Lincoln, in her Opinion piece “Why Small Businesses Matter” (POLITICO, Nov. 1), insists that too much regulation is “the roadblock that many small businesses cite as their greatest impediment to growth.” But Lincoln, who is now the chairwoman of an anti-regulation organization created and funded by
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If your feet felt cold this morning, it’s because Hell has frozen over. Last evening the U.S. House passed overwhelmingly (407-17) a piece of President Obama’s American Jobs Act. While the Senate Republicans yesterday blocked the transportation part of the jobs bill, House Republicans and Democrats solidly supported changing Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations
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The Hill’s Congress Blog November 1, 2011 By Frank Knapp Jr The Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 (RAA), a bipartisan bill introduced in the House and Senate, portends to offer common sense rules to affect how Federal agencies analyze costs and benefits. The bill provides extensively detailed procedures for agencies in promulgating regulations that
Regulatory reform good for multinationals, yet bad for you. Read More »
