Europe is the world’s largest market. It’s the market that offers the greatest safety for its citizens. There are standards for testing food, medicines, products, vehicles and so on. Deregulation is on Trump’s agenda at the request of billionaires like Elon Musk, the Sackler family and Peter Thiel. They are calling for a return to the “gilded age” (1870-1890), during which companies were not burdened by social, environmental or hygienic standards. But food was produced on site, which is no longer the case today. The consequences would be worse. It’s the age of the “Robber Barons”. Incommensurable fortunes were made. They made the laws and paid no taxes, to the detriment of consumer safety, workers and the environment. With Trump, there is no longer any quality control or environmental and social standards. For example, he ordered the abandonment of legal proceedings against Boeing, which manufacture dangerous aircraft. Another example is that he has canceled all environmental standards for oil exploitation. Trump wants to force his trading partners to deregulate as the United States has done, under threat of customs duties. For example, he is asking European car manufacturers to abandon the requirement for airbags and ABS brakes, which save lives on a daily basis. En une seule journée, Donald Trump démantèle 31 règles environnementales – Reporterre: https://reporterre.net/En-une-seule-journee-Donald-Trump-demantele-31-regles-environnementales Trump, cent jours pour secouer le monde et démolir les Etats-Unis – Alternatives Economiques: https://www.alternatives-economiques.fr/christian-chavagneux/trump-cent-jours-secouer-monde-demolir-etats-unis/00114891 There are products that aren’t sold because they don’t meet these standards. These people consider it a business opportunity gone. If there’s no need to test or buy quality products, it drives prices down and wins markets. This drags everyone down and transfers the costs to society: the cost of the sick, environm…
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