Biden’s ‘swamp’ hit households with $16,000 ‘hidden tax’

Published April 24, 2025 11:58am ET



New rules added by the federal “swamp” during the Biden administration raised the “hidden tax” of regulations to $16,016 on households, a new record that President Donald Trump has pledged to cut.

Regulations pumped out by former President Joe Biden’s team in his last year also set a new cost record of $2.15 trillion, according to a new report from the Competitive Enterprise Institute.

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