2025-02-03
7 分钟The Economist.
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In his own inimitable style,
President Donald Trump has identified something he dislikes and approached it with a wrecking ball.
Deprived of American funding by an executive order,
aid programs around the world are on the brink of collapse.
But for the intervention of a judge at the 11th hour on January 28th,
large parts of America's federal government might have suffered a similar fate.
However, when it comes to another kind of cutting,
of rules rather than spending, Mr Trump is part of a global trend.
From Buenos Aires and Delhi to Brussels and London,
politicians have pledged to slash the red tape that entangles the economy.
Javier Millet has wielded a chainsaw against Argentine regulations.
Narendra Modi's advisers are quietly confronting India's triplicate loving Babas.
Rachel Reeves, Britain's Chancellor,
plans to overhaul planning rules and expand London's Heathrow Airport.