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Old 04-30-2014, 11:49 AM
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First off, whell, 13,000 regs versus 12,400 is an increase of 4.6%, hardly a "spike". Plus, of all these regulations, only 330 were considered "major", up from 266 under Bush.
You can take that up with the folks at "The Hill".

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Also, the article just tosses around a bunch of numbers. It doesn't address the nature of the regulations at all.
Yeah, I guess "a bunch of numbers" might be hard for some to follow.

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Finally, the report cited in the article is from the Heritage Foundation, a Libertarian "think tank" with a long history of issuing misleading reports in the service of their extreme agenda.
Right, 'cuz we just can't allow information from such "approved" sources as Media Matters or Mother Jones to sneak in here unchallenged.

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As usual, the link you offer doesn't support your point.

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As usual, you're attempting to be a self-appointed arbiter of appropriate posting content. Have fun with that.
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