presidency. because there are so many people like that and people in business and people in congress who have said, well, i don t want to be responsible for his racist rhetoric, but i like the fact that he s naming judges and i like the fact that he s rolling back regulation or i like his tax policy. you can t have it both ways. people are going to talk with their pocketbooks and their wallets. that s what they re doing and i think it s fair game. so, to that point, is the reality here, joel, that we re in such a polarized state that going after businesses is going to be more about the political statements, and as rick mentioned, not taking into consideration the negative consequences on the people who work at these businesses? i understand the right to politically boycott. that s, you know, granted to every american citizen. but is this just such a backlash about a person who s a passive investor as these companies came out and said, that we re not thinking about the big picture her
this goes directly back to what the president did a year and a a half ago with tax cuts and roll back in regulations. under the obama administration there were so many rules and regulation that s companies were sitting on cash. they were handcuffed with the regulations and red tape to move forward. they were wondering what is around the corner. what other regulation will hit me. as a result they were uncertain, they sat on cash. as soon as the president came in and lowered taxes and rolled back regulation, opened up the energy market you saw a lot more investments. laura: the things that trump said f we do this we will break the log jam on stagnating wages. will these so-called experts, they re never going to admit. this piece that paul wrote i flagged on twitter. trump is losing his trade wars.
good policy it lifts all boats. this goes directly back to what the president did a year and a a half ago with tax cuts and roll back in regulations. under the obama administration there were so many rules and regulation that s companies were sitting on cash. they were handcuffed with the regulations and red tape to move forward. they were wondering what is around the corner. what other regulation will hit me. as a result they were uncertain, they sat on cash. as soon as the president came in and lowered taxes and rolled back regulation, opened up the energy market you saw a lot more investments. laura: the things that trump said f we do this we will break the log jam on stagnating wages. will these so-called experts, they re never going to admit. this piece that paul wrote i flagged on twitter.
quick. don t both parties really have to walk a balance here? it s not like there are republicans who don t care about climate change. there is a delicate balance for both parties. exactly. one of the things you hear republicans talk about more is the fact that climate change does exist. the question is, is it at dire as we hear so many democrats talk about. you have democrats saying the world will end in 12 years and we need drastic policies. the reality is the messaging that will win is saying innovation leads to cleaner energy. the united states is one of the leaders when it comes to clean energy in this country because we rolled back regulation for innovation to take place. there are steps that we can take on climate policies but democrats want to double down by taxing people and saying that industries have to go out of business because they re not clean enough. that is not only resonating not resonating with the working class but also isn t the way forward for us to have clean
joe watkins is a republican strategist, former white house aide under george h.w. bush. the trump administration touts the fact it s urbired in a new era of regulation for americans. the trump administration has weakened our laws around corporate bribery, especially foreign corporate bribery. joining me is david montera, the author of kickback exposing the global corporate bribery network. david, look, one of the things the president claims as great support, he claims this is why the stock market is up and business leaders tell me all the time how much they like the fact the president promised to roll back regulation and he has done so. you are saying there s a dark side to that. yes, corporations should not be allowed to use bribes, which are not only illegal but entirely destructive when they go and do business abroad. this has a terrible impact on the lives of citizens in foreign countries and very poor and unstable places. this is not a smart way to do business for american