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Why some believe Trump misses the mark on America’s economic ills

Why some believe Trump misses the mark on America’s economic ills

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BOSTON – This year's presidential campaign could be called the race that launched a thousand opinions, most of them about the meteoric and perplexing rise of Donald Trump. Writing in the American Spectator, the Cato Institute's Doug Bandow throws in his 2 cents worth, arguing that excessive regulation has hurt the American economy and angered blue-collar workers, prompting their support of The Donald and his inveighing against foreign trade and immigrant workers.

BOSTON – This year's presidential campaign could be called the race that launched a thousand opinions, most of them about the meteoric and perplexing rise of Donald Trump. Writing in the American Spectator, the Cato Institute's Doug Bandow throws in his 2 cents worth, arguing that excessive regulation has hurt the American economy and angered blue-collar workers, prompting their support of The Donald and his inveighing against foreign trade and immigrant workers.…