Friday, October 29, 2010

Miami's Vice: Over-Regulating Entrepreneurs

From The Heritage Foundation:


Regulation & Deregulation

Miami’s Vice: Overregulating Entrepreneurs

by Paul Sherman

Institute for Justice

October 27, 2010

To the millions of tourists who flock there each year, Miami is a tropical paradise. But, for thousands of entrepreneurs, life in Miami is anything but sunny. Although these are difficult economic times for entrepreneurs everywhere, times are especially tough in the Magic City. One survey of the 50 most populous cities in the United States recently placed Miami dead last in terms of job prospects, with nine people unemployed for every job posting. In times like these, the governments should not be standing in the way of people who just want to earn an honest living. But that is exactly what it is doing with the complex web of regulations, red tape and bureaucracy faced by Miami entrepreneurs.



URL: www.ij.org/images/pdf_folder/city_studies/ij-miami_citystudy.pdf

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