#deregulation

#deregulation

Trump ran on a promise to lower costs on day one, but a year into his presidency, the real beneficiaries are his billionaire donors. Instead of making life more affordable for everyday Americans, Trump has used the presidency to enrich himself and his billionaire allies, while making the largest cuts to Medicaid and food assistance in history and leaving working families behind.

Speaking on the Goldman Sachs Exchanges podcast on Jan. 20, ahead of his trip to Davos, Solomon described a business landscape defined by a sharp dichotomy. On one side, the macroeconomic setup for 2026 is "pretty good for risk assets and for markets," fueled by a "confluence of very stimulative actions," including monetary easing and a massive capital investment boom in AI infrastructure. On the other, executives are grappling with anxiety about inconsistent policymaking and geopolitical "noise."

Traditionally, critiques of bureaucracy take the perspective of the little man caught in the obtuse machinations of faceless corporations or an unyielding state. Kafka's Joseph K., for example, or Catch-22's Yossarian. Even The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy begins with protagonist Arthur Dent lying in front of a bulldozer to thwart an intransigent planning department. In recent years, we've seen the return of anti-bureaucratic mobilization,

The new "abundance" agenda can deliver a wealth of equitable transportation options - but only if its proponents recognize how our glut of highways has contributed to the "scarcity" they say they hope to tackle, advocates are saying.Inspired by the Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's book of the same name, "abundance" became a political buzzword across America in 2025, inspiring a universe of think-pieces and justification for a raft of deregulatory policy proposals.

A Trump administration official credited the president with making small business owners excited to pay their taxes thanks to tax cuts and less regulation. Kelly Loeffler, administrator of the Small Business Administration, told Fox News's Sunday Morning Futures that small business optimism is above its 52-year average. Loeffler said a lot of the optimism is due to the Working Families Tax Cut in Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill.

By delivering a big, bold long-term plan, not a set of quick fixes, we will renew Britain. We must become again a serious people, with a serious government, capable together of doing difficult things to regain control of our future. By having a clear mission to renew our economy, our communities and our state we will deliver the change we promised and then be judged on it at the next election.

Staffers have 'lived with the ever-present threat of backlash - public scrutiny, upset Cabinet officials, even the prospect that someone might assert criminal charges against them,' Politico notes. 'Guys, seriously,' one DOGE leader warned his colleagues during an early June event that was 'something akin to a wake,' per the publication. 'Get your own lawyer if you need it. Elon's great, but you need to watch your own back.'

From boardrooms to factory floors, U.S. companies are entering a new era where federal guardrails may disappear. The laws may be rolling back, but the risk: legal, financial, and reputational, are multiplying. Getting ahead of this challenge is one of the few things boards and leadership teams can control in a business world defined by uncertainty. I. The Disappearing Roadmap Imagine you're at a dinner with fellow executives.

One of the Trump administration's top priorities has been its devastating, unilateral rollback of renewable energy projects and environmental regulations - and a corresponding, aggressive push for fossil fuel interests. But to hear a growing chorus of "abundance" proponents tell it, the real obstacle to climate progress is environmental regulation itself. In a disturbing trend, influential politicians and commentators are propagating the idea that U.S. environmental regulation is too stringent,

As the NCTA's new head, Gardner will be representing the interests of Comcast, Charter, and other cable companies. He can be expected to continue the group's long-term fight against government regulations applied to cable TV and broadband providers. He won't have much trouble convincing the current FCC chairman, Brendan Carr, who has embarked on a project to " delete" as many telecom regulations as possible.

True MAGA adherents may revolt if Trump's successor strays from hardcore populism. Business leaders could balk if they lean too far the other way. On the populist side: Trump has used tariffs to fundamentally remake the global trading order, with the goal of both punishing countries who "cheat" the U.S. and boosting domestic manufacturing. He's waged a public war on the Federal Reserve - railing against high interest rates as punishing ordinary Americans, and threatening the independence of the central bank.

"Inefficient permitting processes discourage investment and innovation, limiting the ability of U.S. companies to lead in global space markets," he stated in an Executive Order signed August 13.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing government agencies to "eliminate or expedite" environmental reviews for commercial launch and reentry licenses to streamline processes.

To build what customers really want is going to be a tailwind for us, said Ford CEO Jim Farley, citing what he called a multi-billion dollar opportunity over the next couple of years.

Trump emphasized that America must reward innovators with a green light rather than burden them with red tape, shifting focus away from previous regulatory priorities.

The government is consulting on deregulating chemicals to reduce costs to business, proposing that chemicals approved by trusted foreign jurisdictions should be used in the UK.

Regulation was acting like a boot on the neck of business, choking off enterprise and innovation. Cutting red tape would have a ripple effect on the whole economy.

Instead, that's the exact opposite of what happened. Just a day after Lutnick announced a deal had been signed, news broke that Trump is on the cusp of signing executive actions which would dramatically escalate the so-called "AI arms race" with China.

"Under the Trump administration, the U.S. financial system is becoming a Wild West of unregulated institutions and markets, increasing the risks of a financial crisis."

The MBA's response emphasizes the need to roll back certain regulatory measures it believes hamper the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the mortgage industry.

Trump's assault on environmental protections has resulted in 145 actions to weaken regulations during his administration's initial 100 days, exceeding the total rollbacks of his first term.