Issue Position: Government Regulations

Issue Position

Regulations should be few, simple, predictable and fairly applied. In Michigan, the law few years have resulted in fewer state level regulations, and this trend needs to continue. The massive and complex body of regulations infringe on our property rights almost daily. From local ordinances to state and federal laws, we are told what to do and how to do it. I have seen firsthand what this looks like when it is applied. Small business are the lifeblood of Michigan's economy. Regulations add a huge percentage to the baseline costs of any small business. These burdensome regulations do very little to solve the problems they were invented for. Worse, they impede economic growth. The free market guides economic decisions much better than any central planning of a government ever could, and the resulting regulations harm the small business owners more than any other. The best thing government can do for an economy is to set the framework and get out of the way.

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