Wednesday, March 26, 2014

The Power to Tax (and Permit) is the Power to Destroy

The Power to Tax (and Permit) is the Power to Destroy » Conserve Fewell:

"It used to be the power to tax was the power to destroy, increasingly, it’s becoming the power to permit.  Admittedly, good governance and good government demand that the jurisdiction of the federal government be clarified through a rule-making, as opposed to mere guidance.  Greater clarity is needed for the agency to do its job properly and for the public, industry, states and local governments to understand where the federal government’s authority under the Act begins and ends.  The challenge for the Agency is not only whether this rule will pass legal muster but whether the Agency can be entrusted to exercise its enormous authorities competently, fairly and judiciously.  Only time will tell.

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