Mitt Romney is a businessman, not a conservative

Why Mitt Romney Sits Uneasy On A Conservative Saddle

by David Davenport,

I think I can explain it... he is, at heart, a businessman, not a conservative. People often assume that business leaders are by nature political conservatives, but that is not so. Business leaders are inherently pragmatic, seeking to move their business interests forward as priority one. Sometimes that coincides with free markets and conservatism, but not always.

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No less an authority than Milton Friedman explained the phenomenon this way: “Every businessman wants freedom for somebody else, but he wants special privilege for himself.” As Friedman elaborated, business people may well believe in free markets in theory, but in practice if their particular business would benefit from, say, a government tax break or a subsidy, they will be on the next flight to Washington to try to get it. That is their job, to do what it takes, within some bounds, to grow their businesses and to win the market.

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