Doug Wiken revs up my spreadsheet with his response to a new Time article that challenges the Republican mantra that regulation kills economic growth. Reporter Stephen Gandel compares economic growth over the last five years with the World Bank's rankings…
Posts tagged as “regulation”
Kristi Noem speaks! That explains the smell.... South Dakota's lone Congresswoman spoke to someone other than Tea Partiers Monday, making an appearance at the Sioux Falls Rotary Club. Her newest stump lines declaring government is evil have to do with…
Rep. Kristi Noem's bill to exempt dust from the Clean Air Act gets a hearing on Capitol Hill Friday. Expect the Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee to eat it up. Then expect Senator Tim Johnson to kick…
There goes big government again, forcing us consumers to pay more for our hot dogs. South Dakota's Department of Environment and Natural Resources has fined John Morrell & Company $44,079 for violating its surface water discharge permit. The Sioux Falls…
I used to be Rand Paul. I used to think that I could solve every policy debate by citing one or two fundamental, unshakable philosophical principles. Less Government! Less Regulation! I used to think I was a political genius. Then,…
Ooooo! Kristi's so excited! Leader Cantor just announced that he plans to bring my bill that protects farmers and ranchers from burdensome new dust regulations to the floor this year. As I've said before, we're dealing with the most anti-farmer,…
South Dakota's Congressional delegation has a penchant for fighting rules that don't exist and may never exist. A couple years ago, Senator John Thune raised a stink over regulations on livestock methane emission, regulations that the EPA never proposed. Congresswoman…
Mike over at Dakota War College has been flogging the meme about regulation putting kids' lemonade stands out of business. Oh, the oppression! The tyranny! Down with government! But enough with the low-hanging fruit: let's go out on a trickier…