Regulatory Reform & Abuses
BPF believes in a free market society but the overreach of government regulation is stifling. BPF accesses regulatory policy with a view of reform to the overreach abuses.
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Mississippi is the most regulated state in the South
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Legislative Session 2020
Occupational Licensing Boards: Mississippi’s anti-competitive regulatory state needs to be scaled back.
The interests of both consumers and future business owners could be served even better if most occupational licensing boards were phased out. Consumers would receive more choices in the marketplace, while burdensome regulations would free citizens to start more businesses.
Even More Insanity – MS Public Service Commission and MS Legislature
Albert Einstein ~ Insanity is doing the same thing over and over. And expecting different outcomes. This quote applies to the Mississippi Public Service Commission and the Mississippi Legislature. They haven’t changed in response to the Kemper lignite plant fiasco.
A BPF View: How Do We Remove Corruption from Regulators?
Has the propensity for corruption among regulators waned in the past 28 years?
A Bigger Pie View: The DOR and Online Sellers’ Use Tax – Overreaching
Will the DOR draw a legal challenge for their Consumer Use Tax?
Net Neutrality Roll Back
The net neutrality rules, while they sound good on the surface and make good talking points for politicians, are a classic case of government regulation where none is needed.
A Bigger Pie View – The Department of Revenue Goes Rogue
The DOR is out of control with its rule-making and needs to be restrained by the Governor.