My plan for taming the big money influence in politics.
Cut taxes to minimal rates for everyone across the board and cut regulation back to reasonable levels. Then big money won’t feel near the pressure to influence politicians in their favor.
Things like tariffs will only serve to encourage big money to try to influence government.
EXACTLY!!! If you think K street has too many seats at the table now, let's put punitive tariffs on the table, and K street will OWN THE DAMNED TABLE.
Not understanding this is one of the horrific things we've discovered about so many Freepers lately.
I live near you in Michigan in the summer, and in Texas in the winter. We're on rivers in both places. In Michigan I have to deal with the township, county, state DEQ, FEMS, and Corps of Engineers if I want to do so much as put out a bird bath in the spring. Each require permits and approvals.
In Texas, I must deal with..........nothing. I have found, however, that builders in Texas are much more conscientious about codes and satisfying customers than those in Michigan. In Texas they have to satisfy the customers, in Michigan, the bureaucrats. Customers are far more picky than bureaucrats. It's also notable that the state budget per person is about half the state budget per person in Michigan. For that, Texas has better roads, schools, law enforcement, and government responsiveness than Michigan. Your plan is well founded.