There is this search engine called “Google”.....
Look up (on Google) the trend of pages in the Federal Register, which is the amount of regulation reviewed and decreed by Federal agencies. It goes up ... and up.
A good way to measure this on a macro level is to find out how many pages are in the CFR (code of federal regulations). It changes a lot over time. I don’t know where to get that—but it should be a good starting search term.
I have seen the numbers thru the Bush II administration. Surprisingly, Bush II expanded the CFR quite a bit. Reagan greatly shrunk it. I’d be astonished if Zero’s regulators had not increased it a whole lot.
Small town in Iowa has to build a sewage system that meets the specs for Florida.
New Gov Bransted in Iowa is attempting to reign in bureaucracy to stimulate business. I attended one of his state wide meetings and I think he is real on this but it is a tough battle.
My observation is that most people are sheep and it is not getting documented.
Research the paperwork reduction act by Reagen that was suppose to stop this.
Poke around the Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute.