Terms like 'nationalist,' 'populist' and 'nativist' have become popular because they mean what you wish them to mean.
Markets controlled by thousands of pages of incomprehensible rules are not quite free markets.
@endicomThere is no such thing as a 'private business' in America today. Every business that opens these days is automatically in a defacto 'partnership' with the U.S. Government, with the government as the controlling power. They control what you do and how much you make. And then, they take their massive cut of the profits.
They control who you hire, who your customers are, how much you pay employees, and how much you charge. Virtually every part of every business is controlled by the government. And if you don't do what they want, they will put you out of business as we can see clearly with the Christian bakers.
No. America is far from a 'free market' or a 'private business'. Every year America inches closer to a Communist type business arena like you would find in Cuba, where the government owns everything and the population is only managing it for them.
If you don't pay your cut(tax) to the government, the government will take your business. If you don't pay your rent(tax) to the government, the government will take your home. If you don't pay your lease payment to the government, the government will evict you and take back their land, even if you supposedly 'own' it.
By default, the American government owns and controls everything. All we are doing is renting everything we so called 'own' from the government, even if you built it. And if you miss a rent payment, they will come and take their stuff back.
