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Br./
Sam Nunn
(Editor's note: This is the
first in a series of articles on
paperwork/regulatory re
form by U. S. Senator Sam
Nunn.)
A Red Tape
Paperwork Blanket
Today, on the evfc of our
country's third century,
Americans are up in arms
over the hydra-like growth of
government rules and
regulations which threaten
the very existence of many
small businesses.
The small businessman
views himself as under
assault by a federal
bureaucracy that seems
determined to either regulate
him out of business or
smother him in paperwork.
It has often been said that
whenever the federal govern
ment sees a problem, it tries
to solve it by throwing money
at it. It might also be said
that when Congress sees a
problem, it tries to solve it by
throwing a new law at it. In
the past 15 years, Congress
has created 236 new federal
departments, agencies and
bureaus to administer new
laws.
The laws themselves are
frequently vague and subject
to different interpretations,
thus giving agencies con
siderable latitude in ad
ministering them. Rules and
regulations set up to enforce
laws often go beyond the in
tent of Congress.
Regulations often develop a
life of their own, evolving,
growing, overlapping, and
sometimes conflicting with
others. They also result in
more and more paperwork.
Unnecessary Duplication
By passing programs willy
nilly, Congress has en
couraged duplication of effort
and overlapping jurisdictions.
At last count there were
seven programs in the
Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare
providing funds for out
patient health care, and 11
programs providing funds for
child care. Fourteen separate
units at HEW administer
programs for the education of
the handicapped.
At least 25 bureaus, ser
vices, or offices and a dozen
different departments or
agencies fund research into
water pollution.
In this kind of situation, ef
ficient and effective use of
taxpayers’ dollars and
natural resources is impossi
ble.
Unrealistic
Regulation
For regulation to be
meaningful, it must have a
legitimate purpose and be
realistic. It makes little sense,
for instance, for the Oc
cupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) to
issue noise standards for tex
tile mills that can’t be com
plied with because the
technology does not exist. All
too often federal bureaucrats
act as if they are operating in
a vacuum, isolated from
reality. A representative of
the granite industry testified
recently that OSHA is requir
ing granite cutters to install a
protective shield between
themselves and the monu
ment they are carving. If this
is done, the carver will not be
able to see his work.
When our founding fathers
instituted a government to
promote the gem ■ nl welfare,
1 doubt that they envisioned a
day when government
regulations would specify the
proper height of toilet seats
from the floor and define
when a potato chip is, in fact,
a potato chip.
None of us would argue
against sensible rules which
protect the environment,
guarantee the safety of
workers, or provide equal
employment opportunities;
nevertheless, all citizens have
the right to complain about
regulations that impose un
necessary restrictions on
their business and about
over-zealous bureaucrats who
play Caesar within their
domains.
(In his next article, Senator
Nunn will examine the slow
progress being made to
reduce paperwork.)