Virginia Regulations: Rust And Relaxation
June 25, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Warriors against excessive government will want to check out a great piece in the Richmond Times-Dispatch by Jack Rust:
Looking for some summer reading? Have I got a book for you: The Virginia Administrative Code. Weighing in at 24,000 pages, it makes War and Peace look like a restaurant menu. Reading 65 pages a day it would take you roughly one year to finish.
If you are a business owner, or just a citizen, reading the code isn’t really optional, it’s mandatory. The regulations found in these 24,000 pages have the force of law and Virginia citizens and businesses are expected to know what is included and to comply with the requirements.
Compliance costs money, and Virginia consumers ultimately pay that cost — essentially a hidden tax.
With this in mind, Attorney General Bob McDonnell announced his Government and Regulatory Reform Task Force last August.
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