Christie absolutely has to trim government regulation. More important than simply trimming the hedgerows surrounding people, however, is hacking into the root of the problem. There needs to be a lot more transparency at every level of state and local government. Here are a couple of ideas in this vein:- Require (and subsidize) any regulatory or spending decision in the state to be put online
- Require all entities receiving state funds to be subject to state audit, and really fund the auditors (this could really help with Abbott fund corruption)
- Allow a private claim for treble bidding costs against any public or private person found guilty of corruption with respect to the bid
- Publish online all salaries, benefits and pension rights of all state and local government workers
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