The Ten Thousand Commandments: The Hidden Costs of the Regulatory State
 

Fiscally the Federal Government has two venues to further its agenda. Through:

• Taxes or borrowing
• Regulatory compliance

At best, average Americans focus on taxes, spending and debt but we are missing one third of the picture. A report released today estimates that federal regulatory compliance took $1.863 trillion out of the economy in 2013. That’s an average $14,974 per household "hidden tax".

Highlights here: http://news.investors.com/economy/04...#disqus_thread
Full report including graphs here: http://cei.org/sites/default/files/W...nts%202014.pdf