In the United States, government regulations are estimated to cost about $7,800 per employee in large businesses and about $10,600 per employee in sm… - Thomas Sowell

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In the United States, government regulations are estimated to cost about $7,800 per employee in large businesses and about $10,600 per employee in small businesses.{662} Among other things, this suggests that the existence of numerous government regulations tends to give competitive advantages to big business, since there are apparently economies of scale in complying with these regulations.