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This “sandbox” can allow businesses to bypass state laws.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Robert Gehrke.
| March 7, 2021, 1:00 p.m.
One of the Big Ideas to come out of the 2021 legislative session was the creation of a “Regulatory Sandbox” the first such experiment in the country.
The premise is this: Government regulations are bad. They stifle innovation and it would be a good idea to create a way to get around these meddlesome rules in order to spur new businesses and economic growth.
It is black tar Republican ideology, refined to its purest form. Gov. Spencer Cox touted the idea in his State of the State address, and House Speaker Brad Wilson embraced it in his remarks on the opening day of the session.