“When I speak at a college, the students surround me and ask me two questions: First, can I give or get them a job? And second, what can we do about their loans? They haven’t even graduated from school, they haven’t yet started working, and already they’ve mortgaged their future.”— Donald Trump, amazon.com
“Third-world countries have substantially lower production costs. They have lower overhead and pay their workers a lot less. As a businessman, I have an obligation to all of my employees and to consumers and stockholders to produce the best product at the lowest possible price.”— Donald Trump, amazon.com
“There are people who wish I wouldn’t refer to China as our enemy. But that’s exactly what they are. They have destroyed entire industries by utilizing low-wage workers, cost us tens of thousands of jobs, spied on our businesses, stolen our technology, and have manipulated and devalued their currency…”— Donald Trump, amazon.com
“Spending money on our military is also smart business. Who do people think build our airplanes and ships, and all the equipment that our troops should have? American workers, that’s who. So building up our military also makes economic sense because it allows us to put real money into the system and…”— Donald Trump, amazon.com
“Donald Trump builds buildings. Donald Trump develops magnificent golf courses. Donald Trump makes investments that create jobs. And Donald Trump creates jobs for legal immigrants and all Americans.”— Donald Trump, amazon.com
“Ask just about anyone in a human resources department, 'What percent of the labor force do you simply not wish to hire, no matter what, no matter how low the wage?' It's quite a few of the applicants, and I can vouch that I have found the same when working as an employer myself. Or look at how many…”— Tyler Cowen, amazon.com