SEC Chair Paul Atkins Invokes Reagan’s ‘Nine Most Terrifying Words’ In Sharp Rebuke Of Regulatory Pressure: ‘I Have Discovered…’

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins recently expressed his concern over increasing government regulation, quoting a famous line from former Republican President Ronald Reagan.

Atkins took to X on Tuesday to voice his disapproval of the government’s increasing role in the private sector. He wrote, “President Reagan once said, ‘The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the Government, and I’m here to help.’ 

Paul Atkins joked that the six most frightening words at the SEC are: “We should create another disclosure requirement,” criticizing the tendency to add more regulations.

Atkins has served three terms at the SEC, where he is known for his criticism of regulatory overreach.

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