News Flash: Business Doesn’t Like Public Health Regulation

by Stuart Shapiro

Last week I posted about Rep. Darrell Issa’s asking business which rules they would rather not operate under.  We now know the response bfrom the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).

In response, the GOP-friendly National Association of Manufacturers has asked him to probe forthcoming regulations aimed at enhancing worker health, improving toxin standards, mitigating climate pollution and preventing another crisis on Wall Street.

Wow, they really didn’t leave much out did they?  Well, they didn’t complain about regulations designed to prevent oil spills.  That’s probably because, as a panel pointed out earlier this week, there really aren’t any.  Although, I’m sure if the Administration or Congress comes up with some, NAM will be right there leading the fight against them.

By: Stuart Shapiro

Stuart is a professor and the Director of the Public Policy
program at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers
University. He teaches economics and cost-benefit analysis and studies
regulation in the United States at both the federal and state levels.
Prior to coming to Rutgers, Stuart worked for five years at the Office
of Management and Budget in Washington under Presidents Clinton and
George W. Bush.