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1. alyeska2 · 1790939204 · focus · HN ↗

   Why aren't Small Government and Free Market Republicans more outraged at the current administration's betrayals of these core components of American conservativism?

   The budget deficit is the largest in history, the federal government size has increased, taxes on imports (tariffs) have increased in politically manipulative ways and now the government is meddling with the market price of commodities.

   Even if you don't care about Europe or democracy or pollution or foreign policy... this is still just bad capitalism and bad big-government manipulation preventing the free market from correctly solving problems and establishing an optimal price for goods.

   1. esseph · 1790940919 · focus · HN ↗

      > Why aren't Small Government and Free Market Republicans more outraged at the current administration's betrayals of these core components of American conservativism?

      They were pushed out long ago, and mostly don't exist in any meaningful number. Even then, what could they do?

   2. joquarky · 1790958891 · focus · HN ↗

      The honest republicans gave up after their core economic philosophy was proven wrong in 2008.

      Then the lunatics took over.

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