President Donald Trump’s recent economic proposals mark a notable shift further into populism and an embrace of policies typically espoused by left-leaning political figures.
In recent days, Trump has proposed capping credit card rates at 10% for one year, a proposal met with pushback from free-market advocates. He has also said he wants to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes, another proposal that has been embraced by some on the Left.
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The populist policy proposals have sparked backlash from fiscal conservatives, who say they mark a major departure from Republican orthodoxy.
“The president has been repeatedly advocating for government control of the economy, or at least his personal control of the economy,” former
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