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Made in America Panel Characterizes $1.8 Trillion in Regulatory Costs as an Ideological Struggle

Made in America Panel Characterizes $1.8 Trillion in Regulatory Costs as an Ideological Struggle

Host Neal Asbury opened his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America (now on 48 stations), by reminding listeners that federal regulations cost American businesses $1.8 trillion a year in compliance costs. The result is that it is impacting startups and holding back entrepreneurs.

“Regulation is part of this country’s ideological struggle to help grow the economy and create jobs. It is causing enormous problems throughout business,” said Neal.

Returning to Made in America was Ryan Young from ...

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Over-Regulation Leads to Under-Innovation

Over-Regulation Leads to Under-Innovation

According to the 2013 Global Innovation Index, released by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization, the United States ranks as the fifth most innovative country, behind Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom and The Netherlands.

While this is an improvement from 2012, when the United States was 10th, there is one root cause for America’s failure to be crowned the top country in innovation: this nation’s lack of support for entrepreneurs.

Where do new ideas come from? From startups and ...

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Missing the Boat on ‘Near-Sourcing’

Missing the Boat on ‘Near-Sourcing’

After years of building what they hoped would boost profits by enhancing overseas operations, many U.S. manufacturers have become disillusioned by the lack of the return on investment they had anticipated.

Instead of finding cost-saving benefits overseas, they are finding headaches, which have spurred a growing number of American companies to head home and build upon the sturdy and sure bedrock of American stability and predictability. This has come to be known as “near-sourcing.”

Near-sourcing has been defined in professional publications as ...

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Small Business Uncertainty Crushes Job Creation

Small Business Uncertainty Crushes Job Creation

If you want to know one of the biggest reasons there are no jobs, it starts with the plight of our small businesses, which account for some 80 percent of all new jobs. The latest economic figures indicate that since February 2010, the number of firms with fewer than 20 employees has grown a scant 3.6 percent. Employment growth is not possible with this sort of statistic.

The dismal growth in entrepreneurship not only impacts employment, it prevents innovation and ...

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Made in America Panel Urges Veto of Interstate Sales Taxes for Internet Retailers

Made in America Panel Urges Veto of Interstate Sales Taxes for Internet Retailers

Neal Asbury opened his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America (now on 44 stations) by making reference to the nation’s bipolar economy where the DOW is soaring while there are no jobs. Meanwhile, the nation added another $1 trillion in taxes.

Co-host Dr. Rich Roffman concurred, adding that there are 47 million Americans on food stamps and 89 million can’t find jobs.  What’s more, government spending has continued to increase—adding perhaps an additional 62 percent over ...

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