Try as it might, the Obama administration can’t seem to trim the reams of red tape. In 2011, Barack Obama released what might have been his only good executive order mandating the agencies in the executive branch review regulations for places where they could alleviate the pressure of burdensome rules to promote economic growth. But instead of cutting back, the agencies only added to the existing regulation, according to a report by the American Action Forum. Since Obama ordered the retrospective review of the regs, federal agencies have added $23.3 billion in costs and 8.7 million paperwork hours – a hefty burden. But don’t worry – the executive branch can stop throwing up red tape whenever it wants. More…