[mnau]

> Saying this as a German, where the economy is the worst it’s been in decades and our federal government acts incapable at changing this so far.

That's not true. Germany has a 200-points plan on reducing the bureaucracy. At first it sounds like a joke, but actual points would be transformative if all points were done... I don't see it happening.

As an example, automatic approvals if a response is done within a deadline would be huge. I don't see that happening.

Or possibly happening, then there will be a scandal, and it will be rolled back.

Another funny trick is a "We are looking at it" response, or "The EIA doesn't use standardized language in ground water section, rework it" (EIA was made by company that specializes in that).