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It's not free and it's not fair, when the government intervenes with tariffs and policies that cost us money and hold us back. #freetrade #freemarkets

TPMS, back seat monitors, backup cameras, auto stop start--regulations add "features" that you might not want but are definitely paying for. #newcar #affordability

Inflation, tariffs, trade wars, energy prices...every time the government intervenes, things get just a little bit more expensive. How's your wallet? #affordability #inflation #fiscalpolicy

So a government intervention that was supposed to *raise* money ended up being costly and inefficient? You don't say. nypost.com/2026/10/03/real-e…

That corner market, doesn't represent the free market. Do you know how zoning can impact business location and availability? #zoning #groceryprices #redlining #freemarket

Why don't all Americans help pay for college for the <40% who go? Maybe because college graduates earn 68%-86% more than those who don't? #PayMoreGetMore #Greed #SchoolLoans

There's a shortage of doctors...is that the market or the government talking? #residencycrisis #healthcare

Is regulating ::checks notes:: NIL deals for college athletes really what we pay our representatives to do?

Subsidies and tax breaks are wealth transfers from taxpayers (us) to businesses. Why should we invest in something we're only going to have to buy in the end anyway? Shouldn't shopping there there be enough? #subsidies #debt #governmentspending

Capping interest rates won't make college more affordable-it will just make college loans feel cheaper. Time and time again we see government intervention directly leads to price increases. Can we afford to keep making the same mistake? #studentloans #interestrates #affordability

We are officially in the Giveaway phase of the election cycle. Just remember, the US is $40 Trillion dollars in debt and inflation is at at 3.4%. So the government injecting money it doesn't have into an economy that doesn't need it...maybe not our best plan.

The government getting involved in the student loan business caused tuition prices to balloon in the first place. Students are going to (increasingly expensive) colleges and getting degrees that don't pay for themselves. Instead of making college more expensive and hiding the costs, let people see the what they are getting and decide for themselves if the debt is acceptable.

No matter what the media calls it. We're still for supporting free markets, free trade, and freedom. #capitalism #semantics #freemarket

Subsidized loans hide the real price of college, which is a price a lot of degrees can't support.

You don't go to the doctor when your car won't start. So, why ask the government to solve all social problems? #spending #deficit #welfare #economy

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Has anyone ever looked around at the middle manager who doesn't know how to do the work but sits in meetings and sends lots of emails to people who do and thought, hey, I wish we had more of those guys? That's government. Most agencies don't *do* anything, they organize and give (your) money to private industry that does the work.

Should you pay for what you use or should you pay for what your neighbor uses too? #bills #affordability #spending #taxes

Does the government work in your best interests?