The Impact of Regulation on Investment and the U.S. Economy

The Impact of Regulation on Investment and the U.S. Economy

Richard Williams | Jan 11, 2011

The total cost of regulation in the United States is difficult to calculate, but one estimate puts the cost at $1.75 trillion in 2008. Total expenditures by the U.S. government were about $2.9 trillion in 2008. Thus, out of a total of $4.6 trillion in resources allocated by the federal g