Is Trump doing a good job in office? A majority of his voters seem to think so. Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo gets into the details of how real-world business owners like Pawn Stars’ Rick Harrison are doing under the new administration.
The positive effects that the stock market, the unemployment rate and the economy in general are experiencing are based more on good feelings that Trump has inspired rather than real-world concrete action. But there are reasonable expectations that President Trump will be able to enact at least some of the items on his agenda this year so that the aftereffects of the Obama economy taper down. That’s essential if Trump’s ratings are to remain high.
But Trump can’t prioritize big business at the expense of small business, as Harrison states. 90 percent of businesses in America have less than 20 employees, and regulations, taxes, healthcare and import tariffs all play a part in the success of these firms. For small business, in particular, deregulation is critical to removing barriers to opportunity.
Meanwhile, the Democrats are between a rock and a hard place, because while they would love to obstruct Republicans in terms of helping Americans get everything they want out of Trump’s agenda, they don’t want to be blamed for doing so. For Republicans, the right idea is to keep the media spotlight on Democrats and not let them get away with efforts at obstruction, dilution or reversal of Trump’s agenda.
