What is the biggest economic anchor on US production (labor and capital)?

Question

What is the biggest economic anchor on US production (labor and capital)?

Answer 1

lawyers in power and their greed.  

Answer 2

Right now, out of control environmental regulations that hinder practically every form of development, most importantly, homegrown energy.

Answer 3

Don't understand your question, but labor accounts for at least twice as much investment by a company than capital.

Answer 4

I know what answer you want here, also, and it's wrong.

The answer I'd give is "government regulations".

Answer 5

Right now it is the fed  policies that is preventing the economy from being swept  out to sea and sinking to the bottom.