Republicans against big government

[*michaelsean*]

(11-01-2016, 05:30 PM)GMDino Wrote: So NPR did a story just now and they were interviewing people in a town in Ohio.  One recurring theme was the jobs leaving.

They all blamed NAFTA.  (The businesses were leaving before NAFTA too.)

Got me to thinking:

Why do Republicans want government interference in business to force them to stay here or not leave?

One of Trump's promises (Clinton too to an extent) is to "bring the jobs back".  But how?  Force them by changing laws?

Isn't that some those darn "regulations" that the right hates so much?  Isn't that giving government more power over businesses?

Serious question here.  How do you justify wanting government to "get out of the way" so businesses can run along with a desire to have government "do something" to get jobs back in the US?

Like what kind of intervention to make them stay?  I don't think the government has any authority to do that, but you can sure make them pay to bring their goods back in the country.  I'm always torn on this because on one hand you could keep more jobs in the country, but on the other hand you are making products more expensive to the consumer.