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seafan

(9,387 posts) Tue Sep 22, 2015, 10:12 PM Sep 2015

Jeb Bush to Propose Rollback of Regulations

Nasdaq, September 22, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is expected Tuesday to propose a sweeping rollback of federal regulations on the environment, Wall Street and other areas, saying a buildup of rules during the Obama administration has stifled economic growth.

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Mr. Bush's campaign sees his regulatory and tax-reform plans as the path to 4% annual economic growth, a goal the U.S. hasn't hit in a sustained way since the late 1990s. Economic advisers to Mr. Bush said that the cost of his tax plan would total $3.4 trillion in lost revenue over 10 years, but that the economic boost that from the tax cuts-- combined with the savings from the regulatory overhaul--would trim the cost to $1.2 trillion over 10 years.

The former Florida governor is also trying to position himself as a policy expert in a primary generally lacking in details, particularly on the economic front.

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Among the targets singled out by Mr. Bush: "net neutrality" rules for Internet-service providers, limits on carbon emissions, consumer-protection laws, oil-drilling regulations, food-safety rules and other environmental protections.

Like this has worked SO WELL for his brother.

This is the Favored Establishment Candidate that Wall Street/Chamber of Commerce/K Street/DC power brokers will stop at nothing to force into power to protect their interests.

Unless WE get in their way.

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Jeb Bush to Propose Rollback of Regulations (Original Post) seafan Sep 2015 OP

I don't think this will be a winning strategy. WinkyDink Sep 2015 #1

Because nothing says we need less regulation Danmel Sep 2015 #2

Nothing will serve to destroy capitalism faster than a failure to regulate. MohRokTah Sep 2015 #3

this is much "old politics" as forcing SEIU endorsements without a vote or dancing on "Ellen" MisterP Sep 2015 #4

yeah we need less consumer protection laws because hollysmom Sep 2015 #5

Regulations create jobs quaker bill Sep 2015 #6

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)

1. I don't think this will be a winning strategy.

Reply to seafan (Original post)

Tue Sep 22, 2015, 10:21 PM

Sep 2015

Danmel

(4,916 posts)

2. Because nothing says we need less regulation

Reply to seafan (Original post)

Tue Sep 22, 2015, 10:44 PM

Sep 2015

Than the Volkswagen scandal and the jacked up pharmaceutical prices. Let's just let the free market run amok!

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)

3. Nothing will serve to destroy capitalism faster than a failure to regulate.

Reply to seafan (Original post)

Tue Sep 22, 2015, 10:52 PM

Sep 2015

When well regulated, capitalism is the best economic system yet devised by homo sapiens.

Remove the regulations and you create a monster as vile and odious as Stalinsim.

MisterP

(23,730 posts)

4. this is much "old politics" as forcing SEIU endorsements without a vote or dancing on "Ellen"

Reply to seafan (Original post)

Tue Sep 22, 2015, 11:10 PM

Sep 2015

Reagan could pretend this was a new era of prosperity for the middle class, Clinton rode his initial liberal promises to give us NAFTA, promising 1 million jobs, Dubya ran on "your taxes are too high"; even Romney didn't flail around like this, and he openly said that workers exploited their employers (so where does the money come from?)

hollysmom

(5,946 posts)

5. yeah we need less consumer protection laws because

Reply to seafan (Original post)

Tue Sep 22, 2015, 11:16 PM

Sep 2015

business so loves it's customers.

quaker bill

(8,224 posts)

6. Regulations create jobs

Reply to seafan (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 05:32 AM

Sep 2015

FWIW - full disclosure - I am a regulator.

This aside, when I went to college, botany majors studied plants and eventually got a PhD, or they quit earlier and taught science in schools.

With the advent of wetlands regulation an entire new career path opened. Wetlands are defined in significant part by the presence or absence of a large number of plant species that most would call weeds. To do this job well locally, you have to know to genus and species the top 400 or so common wetlands plants, to be an expert, there are 1500 species on the list. In short, it takes a botanist to do the job.

There are botanists employed in private sector firms helping those who want to develop the land get a grip on how the regulations apply to various sites they may be considering. Then there are guys like me who check their work and make sure the regulations are enforced as written.

There were no well paid botanists here before these rules. Now they have professional associations, conferences, and fancy lunches...

Regulations create jobs, cause people to open businesses and employ others...

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