Remember when Cheney said "Deficits don't matter"? That was one of the few (if ever) times an insider let the truth slip out. Now, why would he make that claim? After all, don't governments, like people and businesses have to live within a (somewhat) limited budget constrained by revenue (taxes) and expenditures (military, medical, welfare, etc)? And the answer is ... no.
In reality, the Federal reserve creates money from US and other debt issuance. Debt is issued to purchase goods and services, including foreign imports. So, who would you rather be: Saudi Arabia, Germany, China and Japan all taking in $trillions of IOUs from the USA, or the USA loading up our national debt in order to purchase practically anything we desire without restraint? The answer is: everyone wins under the Bretton Woods system (that made the US dollar the reserve currency). Price doesn't matter, because it's all just electronic bits stored in a ledger, that at the end of the day, will never be paid.
By introducing tariffs, trade agreements, unrestrained production and international competitiveness, it threatens to undermine the entire system of "don't ask, don't tell" perpetual financial motion game. So, since Trump obviously knows exactly what I just wrote above, the really big BIG question is why is he pursuing a course of action that threatens to endanger global peace & prosperity?
And the answer is, Trump - along with his advisers - has probably been able to detect incipient cracks in the system that could bring it all crashing down. So, in that case, the smart thing to do if you think a flood may be coming is to stock up on sandbags. I think Trump is signalling - to anyone paying attention - that the circus act is in danger of ending. In that case, if we revert back to the traditional equation of production = wealth, then the USA better get on its horse and begin preparing for the time where we can once again stand alone - if need be - and crank out production.
If you get what I wrote above, then it's pretty clear why anyone who knows what's going on and is part of the system would never want to tell an outsider ie normal civilian. For one, how many people could even understand? It probably takes an IQ of between 115 just get the gist of it, and 125 to become fully conversant. Secondly, why let anyone in on an extremely lucrative game? That's why they're elites - their family connections, business relationships, etc have crafted this extremely cozy and comfortable life style.
Evil is as evil does.