Washington Regulartory Climate effects business


How is the regulatory climate in Washington effecting business?  In a BigThink video attorney Ken Mehlman addresses that very issue.

The biggest point Ken Mehlman touches on is how there is a tremendous amount of businesses that are currently sitting on cash, to the tune of $3 trillion that is just waiting on corporate balance sheets. 

He believes that part of the reason behind this is that CEOs are looking to the future and seeing all the regulation that is currently in the pipeline and expecting that the cost of employing people is going to go up in the future. Between healthcare legislation, the cost of capital due to Base III, and tax increases, most businesses see putting some cash aside as a safe bet.

And while Mehlman argues that there very well might be societal benefits from these increased regulations, he suggests that if your goal is maximum employment, the increases in cost of hiring workers could be a detriment. 

Check out the entire discussion on business regulations at BigThink.

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