“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.
Growing government grows the power of the special interests and their lobbyists.
If one wants to shrink their power, one must first shrink government.