Deregulation Quotes

“When some claim demarcation and “regulation”, others fancy “deregulation”, preferring foxes guarding the henhouse or chicken yards with free chickens and free foxes. Friend or foe, hen or fox, anyone can have a go. (“This far”)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Deregulation is a transfer of power from the trodden to the treading. It is unsurprising that all conservative parties claim to hate big government.”
― George Monbiot

“This is the permanent tension that lies at the heart of a capitalist democracy and is exacerbated in times of crisis. In order to ensure the survival of the richest, it is democracy that has to be heavily regulated rather than capitalism.”
― Tariq Ali, The Obama Syndrome: Surrender at Home, War Abroad

“I hope that Donald Trumps voters are enjoying drinking President Trump's Koolaid!”
― Steven Magee

“It is clear that the protective functions of workplace health and safety have transferred to the workers through the process of corporate government deregulation and reduced funding of relevant government departments.”
― Steven Magee

“Deregulation is the government code word for facilitating corporate fraud.”
― Steven Magee

“President Trump’s response to the problems that deregulation was causing was to increase deregulation.”
― Steven Magee

“Decades of corporate government deregulation and reduced funding of important government departments has the country well along the path to a lawless society.”
― Steven Magee

“The deregulation of the Boeing 737 Max occurred during the Obama administration and the tragic fatal fallout of deregulation occurred during the Trump administration.”
― Steven Magee

“Deregulation: It is what greedy corporate business people do. Afterwards people start getting injured and killed in large numbers and then the reality of deregulation emerges to the general public.”
― Steven Magee

“Business as usual is no longer acceptable.”
― Steven Magee

“It is reasonable to think that the health and well-being of your family will eventually be damaged by the effects of corporate government deregulation.”
― Steven Magee

“Deregulation is in the process of trashing some of the most prestigious brands in the USA, with Boeing being the biggest name so far.”
― Steven Magee

“While many blame Boeing for the fatal 737 Max crashes, it was an expected outcome of government deregulation.”
― Steven Magee

“There are a lot of government regulator frauds occurring in the USA.”
― Steven Magee

“Deregulation is turning ‘Made In America’ into a shady brand.”
― Steven Magee

“The Boeing 737 Max has become a classic example of the failure of deregulation.”
― Steven Magee

“I would buy ‘Made In China’ before I would buy ‘Made In USA’ due to the failed USA government safety systems.”
― Steven Magee

“Deregulation is known to lead to dangerous products, injuries and deaths.”
― Steven Magee

“In the era of American deregulation, I regard buying ‘Made In USA’ as a potentially hazardous activity.”
― Steven Magee

“In a deregulated America, it is a wise person that avoids ‘Made in USA’ products.”
― Steven Magee

“Made in the deregulated USA.”
― Steven Magee

“It is common sense not to buy ‘Made In USA’ products during a time of extreme American deregulation.”
― Steven Magee

“Illegal activity thrives on deregulation.”
― Steven Magee

“My dislike of the government was learned through experience.”
― Steven Magee

“I avoid buying potentially hazardous ‘Made In USA’ deregulated products.”
― Steven Magee

“Knowing what I know about the American workplace, I now avoid buying ‘Made In USA’ products.”
― Steven Magee

“Things become problematic when the prospect arises for the subject of being answerable solely for him/herself in an undifferentiated universe. For this symbolic disobligation is accompanied by a general deregulation. And it is in this universe of free electrons - free to become anything whatever in a system of generalized exchange - that we see growing, simultaneously, a contrary impulse, a resistance to this availability of everyone and everything that is every bit as deep as the desire for freedom. A passion for rules of whatever kind that is equal to the passion for deregulation.”
― Jean Baudrillard, The Intelligence of Evil or the Lucidity Pact

“The defining feature of world politics post the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has been the rise of right-wing populists, who have disrupted politics. It wasn't meant to be this way. Conventional wisdom at the time was that the GFC would lead to the 'social democratic moment'. The theory went that in the aftermath of the GFC - an event which exposed the dangers of relentless deregulation and fuelled an already existing rise of inequality - progressive parties, with a preference for appropriately calibrated regulation and redistribution, would benefit. Like much conventional wisdom, reality proved otherwise.
Instead, it's been the right-wing populists' moment. The charlatans' moment. First, they disrupted their own parties, then they disrupted politics more broadly. (p.14-15)”
― Chris Bowen, On Charlatans

“I am a professional whistleblower!”
― Steven Magee