You have obviously never owned a successful business that required government approval for something.
“You have obviously never owned a successful business that required government approval for something.”
Good one. True, I am not the owner of this business, but I am intimately involved in negotiations that occur on EVERY continent of the globe. I currently manage about $700-800M in purchasing power.
I understand the implications of high tariffs, for example in Brazil the tariffs are 40% for my commodities. I understand the implications of currency manipulation in China. I understand the implications of the EPA regulations in the US.
Trump’s approach will compound the problems, not solve them. His “paying off” the political class to get things done IS a large portion of why we have a ruling class. Like it or not, he is part of the problem, not the solution.