Obama Wrote 5% Fewer Rules Than Bush While Costing Business Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obamaâs âtsunamiâ of new government regulations looks more like a summer swell. Obamaâs White House has approved fewer regulations than his predecessor George W. Bush at this same point in their tenures, and the estimated costs of those rules havenât reached the annual peak set in fiscal 1992 under Bushâs father, according to government data reviewed by Bloomberg News. Of the 7,247 mass layoffs last year -- those involving at least 50 workers -- 18 were the result of government regulation, according to department data. Of the 3,114 mass layoffs in the first half of this year, 11 were related to government regulation. By comparison, 1,053 mass layoffs were attributed to business demand. âThe economy as a whole doesnât employ fewer people as a result of regulation,â Roger Noll, co-director of the Program on Regulatory Policy at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, said in an interview. âItâs just that they are allocated in a different way.â http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...r-rules-than-bush-while-costing-business.html