{"id":344,"date":"2012-10-20T06:39:56","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T20:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anykey.com.au\/?p=344"},"modified":"2012-10-20T12:38:06","modified_gmt":"2012-10-20T02:38:06","slug":"regulations-that-worked-in-1901-do-not-work-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/anykey.com.au\/?p=344","title":{"rendered":"Regulations that worked in 1901 do not work now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t
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Regulations that worked in 1901 don’t work now<\/a><\/p>\n

According to the Institute of Public Affairs,<\/p>\n

“The Commonwealth Government in 1901 had 258 pages of regulatory Acts. Today it has more than 100,000 pages.<\/p>\n

The Rudd\/Gillard Government has introduced 20,000 regulations and regulatory changes to expand its controls over businesses and individuals.”<\/p>\n

No wonder it’s so difficult to run a business effectively. In 1901, the government spent 3% of what we as taxpayers earned. Now it’s closer to 25%. But hey, at least we’re getting value for our money…. aren’t we?<\/p>\n

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Do we get value for money from our Government?<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t

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