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Confidence in the private sector is key to economic recovery and job creation, particularly private sector investment to help restore the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, which is essential to boosting American competitiveness in the global economy. Brookings experts offer analysis on how government regulations impact businesses at home and abroad and offer insight on reforms that can enhance market performance and support expansion and job creation.
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It’s hard to imagine that it’s going to really be that expensive for online retailers to comply with the [“Internet Sales Tax”]. May 6, 2013, Tracy Gordon, ABC News
It’s hard to imagine that it’s going to really be that expensive for online retailers to comply with the [“Internet Sales Tax”].
When budget cuts hit high-profile business travelers, you can get Congress to act. April 30, 2013, Darrell M. West, Bloomberg
When budget cuts hit high-profile business travelers, you can get Congress to act.
[Ray Lahood] brought a different perspective to Washington. He is a straight shooter, and I think he took transportation from the back of the political discussion to more of the forefront. April 30, 2013, Robert Puentes, National Public Radio
[Ray Lahood] brought a different perspective to Washington. He is a straight shooter, and I think he took transportation from the back of the political discussion to more of the forefront.
One of [Cass Sunstein's] proudest accomplishments, he says, was nudging the Department of Agriculture toward replacing its old 'food pyramid' with a simpler 'food plate' showing that half your diet should be fruits and vegetables. He presided over big-ticket items too, including a rule to standardize safety warning labels that could save employers as much as $2.5 billion, and a rule to simplify doctors' and nurses' paperwork that could save hospitals and medical practices as much as $5 billion. April 29, 2013, Cass Sunstein, Los Angeles Times
One of [Cass Sunstein's] proudest accomplishments, he says, was nudging the Department of Agriculture toward replacing its old 'food pyramid' with a simpler 'food plate' showing that half your diet should be fruits and vegetables. He presided over big-ticket items too, including a rule to standardize safety warning labels that could save employers as much as $2.5 billion, and a rule to simplify doctors' and nurses' paperwork that could save hospitals and medical practices as much as $5 billion.
[The Obama administration hasn't] advertised [its regulation-trimming efforts] very well. No one knows that they've even been trying, let alone that they've accomplished anything. April 28, 2013, Elaine Kamarck, Los Angeles Times
[The Obama administration hasn't] advertised [its regulation-trimming efforts] very well. No one knows that they've even been trying, let alone that they've accomplished anything.
Europe is where the downside lies for the U.S. China is where the upside is. April 5, 2013, Domenico Lombardi, Bloomberg
Europe is where the downside lies for the U.S. China is where the upside is.
If every country tries to race towards the lowest rate, then in the end nobody gains. If you believe there should be no government at all, then fine. But if you believe some government is good, then you cannot have a system that erodes the tax base in all major countries. March 28, 2013, Kemal Derviş, New York Times
If every country tries to race towards the lowest rate, then in the end nobody gains. If you believe there should be no government at all, then fine. But if you believe some government is good, then you cannot have a system that erodes the tax base in all major countries.
Expert Q & A | Cass Sunstein
March 25, 2013, Cass Sunstein
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March 20, 2013, Michael W. Klein
As a nation, we've got to figure out better, more long-term ways, more sustainable ways, to fund needed transportation projects without having to rely on this annual uncertainty which seems to be the norm instead of the exception now. March 14, 2013, Robert Puentes, WAMU
As a nation, we've got to figure out better, more long-term ways, more sustainable ways, to fund needed transportation projects without having to rely on this annual uncertainty which seems to be the norm instead of the exception now.
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Clifford Winston
Senior Fellow, Economic Studies
Robert W. Crandall
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Economic Studies
Martin Neil Baily
Bernard L. Schwartz Chair in Economic Policy Development
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