One Thing Conservatives Are Right About
I apologize for being silent for a couple of days on here, but I’ve been working 12 to 14 hour days–weekends included–since early January and my brain has turned to mush. Why so much work? Let’s just say that over the last few weeks I’ve developed a rich appreciation for something conservatives and small business groups have told me during my reporting career: “There’s too much red tape and bureaucratic nonsense involved in starting and running small businesses. It’s an economic disincentive.”
I’d thought for years that they were overstating the case for political reasons. I don’t think that way anymore. There is far too much red tape and far too many hoops to jump through in starting a small organization of any kind–even one like Sensible Washington, which as a PAC is exempt from many reporting requirements–for many people to give it a go. Government red tape, bank red tape, etc., etc., and on and on it goes. It becomes mind numbing after a while.
I hope some time this weekend to pen a few posts, but for now my body and mind are screaming for rest. And less red tape.
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