Stop Feeding the 800-Pound Regulatory Gorilla

When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. It seems like simple enough advice. Unfortunately, this kernel of common sense continues to be lost-or worse-totally disregarded, by a growing cabal of financially illiterate U.S. policymakers. From the looks of things, they seem as determined as ever to hinder, if not destroy, our nation's economy and small businesses through crippling regulatory overkill, a broken tax system that punishes our nation's most successful workers, and a growing, nightmarish $15 trillion national debt that is scaring people away from investing in America's future.