Government Oppression is a Reality

Written By: Attorney Jonathan Emord  |  Posted: Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

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As an attorney who represents businesses and interacts frequently with entrepreneurs, I hear repeatedly concerns that investigators for various federal and state agencies have become emboldened and are endeavoring to put them out of business. This widely expressed sentiment is not paranoia. It is a justified fear, and it is giving rise to a bunker mentality highly destructive to free enterprise. Many executives are holding onto their cash, hunkering down, and avoiding making moves to expand their businesses, hire more employees, or undertake new ventures because they greatly fear an unpredictable regulatory future-one where relationships with lenders and insurers are changing fundamentally and will keep changing in unforeseeable ways for years to come.

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