Neil

He has a Bachelor of Science in economics (economics is a social science): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

Clara007

I enjoy Forbes very much and agree that it is a respected source, but ONE individual (who freelances) is not my idea of a respected source, UNLESS he/she has worked IN THE industry and has some experience/knowledge/education/background in government economics...which the author DOES NOT.

Twisted Sister

Forbes ran for President but did not get enough votes to get on the GOP ticket. I forget what year that was but more than two decades ago. Forbes looks strange to me.

Clara007

It's something called The Trump Effect:
Insult every race, religion, and person who doesn't agree with you, hoping that they will love you and then agree with you.

It rarely works, does it?

LOL

RNG

Actually, for over a year now, Forbes has been choosing to publish op-eds that are way out there. I don't know if they are trying to stimulate discussion or if they are augmenting their income with a pay to publish venture but I will still use them for hard data but not for opinion.

Jimgorn

Who said they are??...You have to look at each individual case and what regulations are being called for

A good example would be right here in PA. The LCB (Licore Control Board) cracking down on Poker machines in the VFWs and Fire Halls...no problem with these things for 30 years....all of a sudden the State Police are raiding and taking these machines....Now who do you think is instigating them into enforcing laws that might have been on the books but were never seriously enforced??....Why the big casinos of course...They do not want no competition from these small competitors...

caconservative

If there is issue I oppose, I will oppose him. Can you give me an area I should oppose?

Jimgorn

And who forced these bank managers to force these loan officers to write the risky loans??...I'll give you a hint....Janet Reno, and the Community re-investment Act II 1998....

caconservative

Yeah, the majority of states hated it so much they voted him into office.

right to left

Inequality will continue even if you establish what you consider "an equal playingfield." Essential public services need to be made public again and ripped away from private for-profit monopolists. Banking should be public also, instead of allowing private banking to use money they create artificially to make claims on real assets of the real economy.

And, since the ones who are "succeeding" on this "equal playingfield" will be able to roll over their accumulated wealth to build greater wealth(if that's their goal) we'll end up with billionaires and corporations who try to eliminate their competition to establish monopolies where they can control prices. No doubt this will include buying a few politicians (who come surprisingly cheap for the riches they provide their benefactors), the same shit will happen over and over again! One way or another, capitalist systems that drive inequality and resource depletion have to be brought to an end, or there will be no one left on this planet to argue about it!