Many sectors of the business world have long complained about government regulations and their restrictive nature. Often cited as an impediment to corporate and small business<span> profits, and a waste of precious time and effort, government statutory requirements have been denounced, side-stepped and violated by many a business since the early twentieth century when the corporate </span>income tax<span> and </span>anti-trust laws<span> were first enacted. </span><span> </span>