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From: TimF10/15/2008 3:32:08 PM
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What deregulation?

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The Incredible Growth of the Regulators' Budgets
mercatus.org

From that report
Overall regulatory budget in thousands of real (constant 2000) dollars

1960 2533
1970 5733
1980 13489
1990 16761
2000 25453
2007 35591
2008 40820
2009 42709 (estimated)

Overall regulatory staffing levels

1960 57109
1970 90275
1980 146139
1990 152614
2000 175600
2007 238351
2008 255630
2009 263989

10 Largest annual percentage increases in regulatory budgets in the last 50 years

GWB 2003 - 24.3%
Nixon 1973 - 20%
Nixon 1971 - 19.6%
GWB 2002 - 16.4%
Nixon 1972 - 14.6%

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