Economic Policy of The George W. Bush Administration - Regulatory Philosophy

Regulatory Philosophy

The number of economic regulation governmental workers was increased by 91,196, whereas Bill Clinton had cut down the number by 969.

President Bush advocated the Ownership society, premised on the concepts of individual accountability, smaller government, and the owning of property. Critics have argued this contributed to the subprime mortgage crisis, by encouraging home ownership for those unable to afford them and insufficient regulation of financial institutions.

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