Many Government Regulations Are Wasteful, Burdensome

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Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Larry Wood

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is currently seeking comments on proposed rule changes that would extend its authority to smaller parcels of land and increase fees to cover program cost increases. The proposed new fees, permits and regulations are prime examples of the self-perpetuating and expansive nature of government bureaucracies. These organizations' focus seems to be the expansion of rules and regulations to affect everyone, everything, everywhere, along with the permits and fees to support them.

Every economic entity is struggling under the burden of government regulation. The cost of these regulations and their enforcement is much greater than …