Republican Trump says 70 percent of federal regulations 'can go'

[TomCADem]

Source: MSN/Reuters

NEW YORK, Oct 6 (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said as many as 70 percent of federal agency regulations could be eliminated if he is elected in November, just hours after an adviser said the candidate would seek to cut 10 percent.

Trump, who blamed regulations for stifling business, told a crowd at a town hall event in New Hampshire on Thursday night that regulations for the environment and safety would remain.

"We are cutting the regulation at a tremendous clip. I would say 70 percent of regulations can go," Trump said. "It's just stopping businesses from growing."

Earlier in the day during an online discussion with Reuters, Trump campaign adviser Anthony Scaramucci, a Wall Street financier who has raised campaign money for Trump, said Trump would eliminate 10 percent of regulations.

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republican-trump-says-70-percent-of-federal-regulations-can-go/ar-BBx6l6f?li=BBnb7Kz

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Trump ad-libbing policy again.

[truthisfreedom]

1. Certainly the abundance of regulations can be reduced

But not by trump.

[marybourg]

5. They certainly can be.

And then we'll find out why they were enacted in the first place. But maybe that's a healthy exercise in a democracy.

I'm old enough to remember a time before many of the regulations we have now re: insurance, banking, civil rights, clean air, water and food, drugs, investments, medical care, employee benefits and rights, utilities, etc., etc., etc., were enacted. Life is better now for all, except those who want to profit by taking advantage of others.

Which should we do away with? As with vaccinations, those who have no memory of why they were created in the first place think they have no value.

[Yallow]

15. Regulations That Protect People, The Environment, Workers, Customers

Which ones should we cut first dumbass?

[weissmam]

17. While some regulation may be onerious

there is usually a god reason

[Spitfire of ATJ]

2. "Regulations" is another word for "LAWS"....

He'd like to eliminate the ones he's broken.

[jmowreader]

3. Among the regulations he reportedly wants to get rid of are food safety regs

He just can't understand why food has to be maintained in certain temperature ranges.

[William Seger]

6. This is why his complete lack of empathy disqualifies him

Yup, Trump is a genius: businesses can make much more profit if they don't have to worry about killing people.

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. Remove the regulations and lake Erie is on fire

It's as simple as that.

This is clown is a monster.

[Kathy M]

14. Yes ...agree with you

Live close to Lake Erie ..... grew up swimming almost everyday in summer ...... now have not been down since I took my last lab down few years ago ......

[MrScorpio]

7. Why doesn't he just claim that he'll set a torch to Washington DC while he's at it? nt

[William Seger]

8. I think he and his followers would prefer assault weapons (nt)

[Midnight Writer]

9. Hmmm. Sounds like a Libertarian.

[William Seger]

10. Yeah, an à la carte Libertarian

He opposes regulation of business but supports regulation of people. Which reminds me: what happened to his plan for Muslim ID cards and a tracking database?

[Midnight Writer]

11. Right. A fascist to folk, a liberator to business and wealthy

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. Previously he said the FDA & Dept of Agr need to be eliminated. So they are in the 70 %. . . . . nt

[Yallow]

16. Would You Like A Serving Of E-Coli With Your Bacteria?

And have some mercury to drink too!

[MrModerate]

18. Not made clear by this is the fact . . .

That Trump specifically mentioned 'safety' regulations as one category that could do with a 70% haircut.

So he proposes to abandon workplace safety pretty much entirely.

If you're a workingman, Trump wants you dead, because safety procedures are 'inconvenient.'

[allan01]

19. deregulation is good for you , remember ron raygun and the gutting

of banking etc . gave us the mess of 2007

[Grins]

20. Which reminds me of this classic....

One the Reich-wingers just love:

William Roper: Yes, I'd cut down every law in England to do that!

Sir Thomas More: Oh? And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned 'round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country is planted thick with laws, from coast to coast, Man's laws, not God's! And if you cut them down, and you're just the man to do it, do you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake!


Change "Roper" to "Trump" and read it again.

[dembotoz]

21. hope his next campaign dinner serves a main coarse of listeria

it would be yuuuuuuuuuuuuge if he had to stop events cause he could not stop pooping


regulations do not grow in a vacuum they come about because something bad happened and a fix was needed.

yes they should be reviewed yes perhaps some can go

but do we really want to trust corporations not to put profit over honesty and not screw us?

[SCVDem]

22. tRump does not believe in safety regs on pet food!

Play dead Fido! Good dog!

Now get up! Get up!

Fido?

As KO so eloquently put it, Fuck You tRump!

[Festivito]

23. Probably using 70% so no one will ask him to name even ONE! eom

[Yavin4]

24. Who doesn't enjoy eating poisoned food?

Or breathing through a surgical mask?