Administrative Quote by James Q. Wilson

However many people complain about the "red tape," it would be sheer illusion to think ... continuous administrative work can be carried out in…

— Max Weber

Here in the UK the government has decided to accept the recommendations of the Better Regulation Task Force to measure and make targeted reductions…

— John Hutton

Health care comprises nearly 20 percent of our national economy, but outdated bureaucracy and red tape have stifled competition and raised costs. As a…

— John Shadegg

Every step that produces a single job for a currently unemployed European should be taken. Every centimetre of red tape that puts someone out…

— Timothy Garton Ash

Red tape has killed more people than bullets...

— Ben Bova

We must continue to liberalise the single market, cut red tape and basically create a digital single market. We have not completed the single…

— Alexander Stubb

The income tax has spawned an intrusive bureaucracy, creating so much complexity and red tape that millions of ordinary citizens have to go get…

— Thomas Sowell

While big business gain subsidies and political access, small businesses drown in red tape, and individuals now risk being classified as terrorists for complaining…

— Zac Goldsmith

As policymakers, we need to foster an environment that allows U.S.-based innovators and entrepreneurs to compete and to flourish. Excessive regulations and bureaucratic red…

— Ralph Hall

Unfortunately, we are finding the bureaucratic inefficiencies and red tape have a tendency to slow the efforts of individuals and communities working to rebuild.

— Bobby Jindal

The regulatory systems in place disincentive innovation. It's intense to fight the red tape.

— Travis Kalanick

Red tape will often get in your way. It's one of the reasons I often carry scissors!

— Richard Branson