The federal government shouldn't make things worse

The economic news is bad.

The U.S. economy added just 69,000 jobs in May, less than half the expected number, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics revised down jobs figures for the two previous months as the unemployment rate rose to 8.2 percent.

Amidst all the bad news, politicians are debating what the federal government can do to make things better. One suggestion is to stop making things worse.

Two things slowing our economic recovery are uncertainty and regulatory overload.

When employers are unsure of what will happen next or are overwhelmed by the complexity and cost of new regulations, t...