Do Regulations Hurt The Poor?
Once benefits are included in a distributional analysis, and we recognize that most of the rules that would be deemed regressive also fail a more general benefit-cost test already in place, the number of regulations likely to be affected by Ryan’s proposal for distributional analysis becomes vanishingly small.
Take away the wonky language, and my conclusion is that Ryan’s legislation won’t do much to help the poor.
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By: Stuart Shapiro
Stuart is a professor and the Director of the Public Policy
program at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers
University. He teaches economics and cost-benefit analysis and studies
regulation in the United States at both the federal and state levels.
Prior to coming to Rutgers, Stuart worked for five years at the Office
of Management and Budget in Washington under Presidents Clinton and
George W. Bush.
18 responses to Do Regulations Hurt The Poor?
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majii September 3rd, 2014 at 16:21
Just like his budgets, Ryan’s plan to abolish/decrease regulations has one goal, and one goal only, to help his rich corporate campaign donors.
rg9rts September 5th, 2014 at 11:51
He lost the primary and is a lame duck now works for Wall Street for $3.4 mil a year
tiredoftea September 5th, 2014 at 18:54
No, that is Eric Cantor. Ryan is still a Congressman from WI..
rg9rts September 6th, 2014 at 04:38
I stand corrected…but they all look and smell alike to me
majii September 3rd, 2014 at 16:21
Just like his budgets, Ryan’s plan to abolish/decrease regulations has one goal, and one goal only, to help his rich corporate campaign donors.
rg9rts September 5th, 2014 at 11:51
He lost the primary and is a lame duck now works for Wall Street for $3.4 mil a year
tiredoftea September 5th, 2014 at 18:54
No, that is Eric Cantor. Ryan is still a Congressman from WI..
rg9rts September 6th, 2014 at 04:38
I stand corrected…but they all look and smell alike to me
tiredoftea September 3rd, 2014 at 18:21
“…my conclusion is that Ryan’s legislation won’t do much to help the poor.” Got there all by yourself, did ya’ Stuart?
tiredoftea September 3rd, 2014 at 18:21
“…my conclusion is that Ryan’s legislation won’t do much to help the poor.” Got there all by yourself, did ya’ Stuart?
rg9rts September 5th, 2014 at 11:50
How would he know??? This is from the guy that just got a Wall Street job for $3,400,000 a year for services rendered.
Spirit of America September 16th, 2014 at 01:59
You might be thinking of Cantor, the ex-congressman/ex-majority leader.
rg9rts September 16th, 2014 at 04:27
Stand corrected
rg9rts September 5th, 2014 at 11:50
How would he know??? This is from the guy that just got a Wall Street job for $3,400,000 a year for services rendered.
Spirit of America September 16th, 2014 at 01:59
You might be thinking of Cantor, the ex-congressman/ex-majority leader.
rg9rts September 16th, 2014 at 04:27
Stand corrected
eddie1247 September 11th, 2014 at 08:10
Ryan and the poor go together like oil and water. If Ryan claims it will help the poor the only thing it will do is help the poor become even more poor and what he takes from them will be redistributed to his wealthy corporate masters.
eddie1247 September 11th, 2014 at 08:10
Ryan and the poor go together like oil and water. If Ryan claims it will help the poor the only thing it will do is help the poor become even more poor and what he takes from them will be redistributed to his wealthy corporate masters.