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December 21, 2008
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What Is the Cost of Government Regulations?

Two George Mason University researchers looking into the cost of government regulations on American business conclude that the total burden amounts to a 1.6 percent excise tax on the "typical manufacturer." Another way of framing the cost is in terms of dollars, which they say amounts to $1,700 per employee. The researchers, W. Mark Crain and Joseph M. Johnson, concentrated their study solely ...