Appreciating the Benefits of Government Regulation
by Matthew Madia, 2/1/2008
Check out a new opinion column by OMB Watch titled, "How Bush Undermines Government Regulation," available at the Campaign for America's Future website.
The column discusses how cost-benefit analysis in regulatory decision making can be a barrier to the promise of good government:
By using cost-benefit analysis and forcing regulators onto an economic playing field, detractors of government regulation have perverted its image into one of job loss and higher consumer prices.
Instead, we should look for the virtue in regulation — the ability of the government to keep workers safe, clean the environment, protect civil liberties, and save lives.
Read it here: "How Bush Undermines Government Regulation,"
