Money spent in complying with a regulation cannot be spent again on marketing or product research.
Joel MillerAdvocacy groups, politicians, and bureaucrats use the government to advance their private good instead of the common good.
Joel MillerThe government doesn't create wealth of its own; it can only take it from some and distribute it to others or dictate particular public uses of private resources.
Joel MillerThe only way to effectively secure the common good is for the government to remain small.
Joel MillerEvery day Big Government heaps demands and restrictions upon businesses that sink some enterprises, cause others to direct resources away from serving customers and instead toward jumping through hoops of lawyers and regulators, and prevent other operations from ever getting off the ground.
Joel Miller