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That is the buzzword performative centrists will be using this cycle.

“Abundance” sounds good on the surface: removing red tape and government bureaucracy so that government functions more smoothly, and especially much quicker, than before.

Scratch below the surface, however, and you’ll find that “abundance” is a code word for evicerating laws around environmental impact studies, FDA drug testing regimens, and community input requirements for numerous projects, among other things.

“Abundance” is presented as an ideology that foregrounds making government work better for the average citizen, but in reality is tilted much more towards removing obstacles to corporate profits.

Expect to see lots of “abundance” language from the No Labels/Third Way/Problem Solvers folks.