 get government out of the way  alan greenspan has stated that a surge in us government ldquo activism rdquo is stifling the economic recovery of businesses the issuance of bonds by the treasury department has had a negative impact on borrowers with the weakest credit ratings greenspan projects that at least half of the shortfall in companies rsquo capital spending is the direct result of government involvement in the competitive regulatory and financial environments for an article from bloombergcom  by scott lanman on the subject click on the following story link title   ldquo greenspan says government lsquo activism rsquo hampering us recovery rdquo   56  