“Partisanship and waste. Corruption and scandal. Hyper regulation that stifles entrepreneurship. It seems the only news coming out of Washington these days is bad news. Does it have to be this way? History says no. For an example, flash back to the 1970s. Government control—and scandal—were the new normal. High unemployment had joined high inflation at the hip. Economic malaise had set in, as it has in some ways today. Yet by the end of the decade, something good happened: We saw massive regulatory reform in airlines, trucking, and other industries—to the great benefit of consumers and the nation. How did it happen?”
http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=4815
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