Someone is Laughing - And It Ain’t We the Taxpayers The federal government spends a whopping four trillion dollars per year. And prior to the Donald Trump Administration’s most overdue and much appreciated mass regulatory reductions - the federal government regulated at a compliance cost of two trillion dollars per year. That’s six trillion dollars per year worth of power - lorded over a country whose per annum Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is $20 trillion. The Feds held sway over 30% of our nation’s entire economic activity. Which is, of course, obscene. And when The Feds wield that much influence - the influence peddling is just as massive. It’s a federal firing squad. Armed with machine guns. Aimed at We the Taxpayers. It’s a really nasty vicious circle. Politicians want campaign cash to get elected. Cronies want large chunks of the money politicians take from us in taxes. With four trillion dollars a year to throw around - the return on crony investment is extraordinary. Donate $50,000 to Congressman X - get a $5 billion crony project from Congressman X. Can’t get returns like that in the private sector. Note: This is absolutely not an argument for anti-First Amendment campaign finance “reform.” Thinking Americans should find it disquieting to have elected officials passing laws limiting the possibility of their losing elections. This is absolutely an argument for a massive reduction in federal spending - and thus power. You bribe Mike Tyson. You don’t bribe the president of the Chess Club. President Trump was elected in no small part to address this massive cronyism. Chants of “Drain the Swamp” were routine at his campaign rallies. How does President Trump drain so massive a swamp? Incrementally,
How Does One Stop Cronyism? One Crony at a Time
How Does One Stop Cronyism? One Crony at a…
How Does One Stop Cronyism? One Crony at a Time
Someone is Laughing - And It Ain’t We the Taxpayers The federal government spends a whopping four trillion dollars per year. And prior to the Donald Trump Administration’s most overdue and much appreciated mass regulatory reductions - the federal government regulated at a compliance cost of two trillion dollars per year. That’s six trillion dollars per year worth of power - lorded over a country whose per annum Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is $20 trillion. The Feds held sway over 30% of our nation’s entire economic activity. Which is, of course, obscene. And when The Feds wield that much influence - the influence peddling is just as massive. It’s a federal firing squad. Armed with machine guns. Aimed at We the Taxpayers. It’s a really nasty vicious circle. Politicians want campaign cash to get elected. Cronies want large chunks of the money politicians take from us in taxes. With four trillion dollars a year to throw around - the return on crony investment is extraordinary. Donate $50,000 to Congressman X - get a $5 billion crony project from Congressman X. Can’t get returns like that in the private sector. Note: This is absolutely not an argument for anti-First Amendment campaign finance “reform.” Thinking Americans should find it disquieting to have elected officials passing laws limiting the possibility of their losing elections. This is absolutely an argument for a massive reduction in federal spending - and thus power. You bribe Mike Tyson. You don’t bribe the president of the Chess Club. President Trump was elected in no small part to address this massive cronyism. Chants of “Drain the Swamp” were routine at his campaign rallies. How does President Trump drain so massive a swamp? Incrementally,