Government "efficiency"? What a joke...

[Barbella]

Administration efforts to cut red tape have actually added $23 billion in costs to the economy this year, according to a new report released by the American Action Forum (AAF).

Cabinet agencies are required to issue a “retrospective review” every six months on how they are improving burdensome regulations, in order to comply with Executive Order 13563, which was issued by President Barack Obama in January 2011. However, AAF has found that these efforts rarely reduce the costs of regulation.

“Despite attempts to reduce red tape and ‘promote economic growth,’ recent regulatory reform plans from the administration actually added more than $23 billion in costs and 8.9 million paperwork burden hours,” AAF said. “Only three agencies managed to reduce costs.”

http://freebeacon.com/issues/report-administrations-efforts-to-cut-red-tape-cost-economy-23-billion/

 

[Dawg]

http://freebeacon.com/issues/report-administrations-efforts-to-cut-red-tape-cost-economy-23-billion/

anything connected with government WILL cost us more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Just wait until 100's of 1000's learn 1-1-2015 that tax refund they are use to getting will not be there in 2015...........actually they will owe $$$$$$$$$$ due to enrolling in ObamaCare!!

How affordable is dat?

 

[Colorforms]

http://freebeacon.com/issues/report-administrations-efforts-to-cut-red-tape-cost-economy-23-billion/

They sure as hell flushed this part down the toilet first opportunity they got:

Sec. 2. Public Participation. (a) Regulations shall be adopted through a process that involves public participation. To that end, regulations shall be based, to the extent feasible and consistent with law, on the open exchange of information and perspectives among State, local, and tribal officials, experts in relevant disciplines, affected stakeholders in the private sector, and the public as a whole.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press...ulation-and-regulatory-review-executive-order

 

[Tameamea]

What I really don't understand is if they are actullay that... stupid? I mean, the more money is spent on different beureuacracy stuff, the more complicated and uneffective the system becomes. As a result, the state stops fulfilling its primary fuction and finally collapses...
In the context of budget deficit it is even more stupid and criminal thing to do.

 

[as seen on tv]

i gave this a like.

in the private sector where i work (and perhaps you as well) there is only one sure fire method for reducing costs and complexity - eliminate unnecessary functions and activities. "reforming them" seldom works.

the same is probably true in government. it's hard to see how hiring "experts and consultants" to examine the administrivia of government is going to do anything except produce more administrivia.