Week 11 - Roll Back the Regulation During the Trump administration the Federal Government rolled back regulations and allowed mergers to move forward that had been blocked during the Obama years. Find an example of a change in regulations or a merger during either the Trump or Biden years Hide Full Description It is very common for regulation's to be rolled back during Republican administrations and strengthened during Democratic administrations. It is also more common to see mergers being allowed during Republican administrations and blocked during Democratic administrations. This is not a discussion about a particular President, it is more about the party that is in power at the time. There are two potential topics to explore this week.

1. REGULATIONS: Under the Trump administration many regulations affecting big business were removed. The Biden administration has already put some back in place. We have moved from a pro-business era where regulations implemented by the Obama administration were removed to a time when regulations are being put back in place. See if you can find recent examples of the removal of regulations, or the re-enactment of regulations. Explain how the removal of these regulations may impact consumers and/or the environment. I Ijust heard one on the news about protection of birds, and we may all be familiar with the Keystone Pipeline. And what about the miss the mess a couple years ago in Texas with unregulated electricity prices during an ice storm!

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2. MERGERS: Find recent examples of corporate mergers that have been approved by the Justice Department in the past 2-4 years. Some of these may have been denied previously but under the new administration they are suddenly being approved. Identify what type of mergers these would be: vertical, horizontal, or conglomerate. Then explain how these mergers may impact consumers. Sprint and T-Mobile were turned down a few times but got the green light under the Trump justice department.