“The insight that the free #exchange of goods and services has positive-sum benefits—a core tenet of #market #economics—has always eluded #Trump. His instincts are not #capitalistic but #pre-capitalistic. He has the mentality of a Renaissance baron, hoarding power and collecting tribute …”

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