By The Orange County Register Editorial in The Orange County Register

June 14, 2016

The federal government’s massive $4 trillion budget and $19 trillion official national debt (the real tab is much higher) are evidence of an out-of-control government that seeks to seep into every aspect of Americans’ lives. But even these spending and debt measures fail to account for the full reach of the government.

More difficult to tabulate are the plethora of regulations emanating from numerous federal agencies. But a new study from the Heritage Foundation helps to quantify the toll these regulations take on our economic and personal liberties.

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