Is There a Taxation and Regulation Barrier to Start-Ups?

Prosperity happens when “matchmakers” put together talented people with capital. Start with capital.  Its sources are: (1) private savings (families) domestic or foreign; (2) capital markets; and (3) government.  When capital markets shut down, whether by decree (as under Communist regimes) or inadvertently (as during recent crisis, as governments and financial sector mistakes compound), government becomes a main source of capital, taxing, regulating then subsidizing.