Trump’s Burdensome and Costly Deregulatory Agenda

The following article by Sam Berger was posed on the Center for American Progress website October 2, 2017:

This column contains a correction.

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in Washington, September 24, 2017.

Today, the White House will hold an event discussing the steps the Trump administration has taken to eliminate commonsense protections for consumers, workers, and the environment, as well as its plans to continue these efforts in the coming year.* The Trump administration has touted lower regulatory costs, but it has ignored the effects of its policies on regulatory benefits. Discussing regulatory costs without benefits is like a business making decisions about what to produce without considering the profit from each sale: It makes no sense and leads to bad outcomes. Continue reading “Trump’s Burdensome and Costly Deregulatory Agenda”