Differently put: A successful politician and a successful businessman represent two solitudes, never the twain shall meet -- except when the capitalist must curry favor with the politician so as to further his business interests, a reality brought about by corrupt politics. Trump's donations to both parties fit a pattern forced by the regulatory state, whereby, in order to keep doing business, business is compelled to buy-off politicians.
| This article is complete, unadulterated nonsense in trying to excuse Trump's business dealings. Trump is the consummate business hookworm: he gives to both (all) sides and benefits thereby. He's constantly playing the corporatist game, and he's really good it -- NINE BILLION DOLLARS good at it. He walks away from his debts, invests where he likes, the plays all the political and tax angles. Donald Trump is a corporatist, and his "positions" on social issues, such as they are, are designed to maximize his ability to take in money on the business end. Trump hasn't been "forced" into this; he plays the game willingly and with full knowledge of what he's doing every single second. |
Capitalism.org supplies a succinct reply: "The difference between political and economic power is the difference between plunder and production, between punishment and reward, between destruction and trade. Plunder, punishment, and destruction belong to the political realm; production, reward, and trade belong to the economic realm."
By definition, a professional politician is opportunistic and parasitic. For his survival, he must feed off his hosts. To convince the host to let him hook on and drain his lifeblood, the political hookworm must persuade enough of them to believe his deception. The energies of this political confidence trickster are thus focused on gaining voter confidence by promising what will never be delivered and what is impossible to deliver.