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Bureaucratic( delays( and( government( overKregulation( are( stifling( the( entrepreneurial( spirit( and( blocking( job( creation.(Every( Floridian( deserves( the( chance( to( achieve( their( own( personal( success( without( government( hassles( standing(in(the(way.(( (

Unnecessary$regulations$and$licensing$laws$$ must$be$eliminated$and$the$permitting$process$should$be$$ transparent$and$streamlined.$

( Burdensome(regulations(and(licensing(laws(should(continue(to(be(examined(and( eliminated.(( The( permitting( process( also( often( responsible( for( unnecessary( and( unacceptable(delays.(Local(governments(should(be(required(to(report(to(the(state( how(long(it(takes(them(to(approve(permits,(creating(transparency(for(businesses( and( encouraging( local( governments( to( make( the( process( faster( and( more( streamlined.( (

KEY%TALKING%POINTS:%
Florida(has(the(4th(most(burdensome(licensing(laws(and(is(the(7th(most(onerously( licensed(state(in(the(nation.(Source:(Institute(for(Justice( ( Floridas(burdensome(licensing(laws(deter(entry(into(45(of(the(102(lowK(and( moderateKincome(occupations(surveyed.(Source:(Institute(for(Justice( ( Burdensome(government(regulations(and(permitting(can(delay(creation(of(new(jobs( by(weeks,(if(not(months.(Source:(Foundation(for(Government(Accountability(
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A(oneKweek(delay(for(a(new(Florida(startKup(company(results(in(approximately($2,700( in(lost(wages(for(a(typical(staff.(Source:(Foundation(for(Government(Accountability( ( A(one(week(delay(for(Florida(startKups,(which(created(173,236(jobs(in(2009,(costs(the( State(approximately($9.9(million(in(lost(revenue.(Source:(Foundation(for(Government(Accountability(