Ten Thousand Commandments

FEATURED STORY: CEI Releases 2011 Edition of Ten Thousand Commandments

On Tax Day, CEI released this year's edition of Ten Thousand Commandments, an annual report by CEI Vice President Wayne Crews. Every year, Crews tallies up the compliance costs of federal regulations and explains how these costs constitute a huge hidden tax imposed on American consumers. In 2011, according to Crews, regulations costs American taxpayers $1.75 trillion. Read the full report here.

SHAPING THE DEBATE

There is No 'Regulation Day' to Remind Us How Much They Cost

Iain Murray's op-ed in National Review Online

Regulations Are Politicians (and Lobbyists') Best Friends

Ivan Osorio's op-ed in The Washington Examiner

How Regulations Add to the Cost of Government

Ivan Osorio's op-ed in The American Spectator

Protecting Email from Unwarranted Governmental Access

Ryan Radia's interview on The Laura Ingraham Show (excerpt)

Anti-BPA Packaging Laws Jeopardize Public Health

Angela Logomasini's CEI OnPoint

The Midnight Ride of Standard and Poor's

Iain Murray's op-ed in The Washington Times

Lower the Drinking Age for Everyone

Michelle Minton's op-ed in National Review Online

Obama's Budget Could Triple Tax Rates

John Berlau's op-ed in NewsMax

EDITORIAL: Red Tape Recession

Wayne Crews' citation in The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Sugar Supports Should Be Dissolved

Fran Smith's citation in The Orange County Register

The Hidden Tax: Report Estimates Regulation Costs Economy $1.75 trillion

Wayne Crews' citation in The Daily Caller

The Economy Needs a Deregulatory Stimulus

Wayne Crews' citation in Forbes

Unions to Boeing: We'll Tell You Where to Build Your Plants

Vincent Vernuccio's citation on FoxBusiness.com