William, I read a number of conservative columnists every day. I get the National Review. I have looked at Trump's web site. None of that tells me anything about what conservatives really want other than concerns about money.

1. Prosperity comes from your ability to earn a living AND government benefits. If there were absolute anarchy, no one could make a living. If there were no roads and bridges ... ETC.

2. Government regulations cost money, but they also save money in other instances. What if we all had to purchase lab equipment to check the milk we buy? What would it cost us?

3. More taxes do not necessarily mean less money in your pocket. See #2 above. To see only the cost of taxes is an unbalanced, unreal view of things. Taxes can also save money or provide necessary tools to make a living; education, for example.

If the conservative view is simply to harp on the cost of taxes and ignore the other side of the coin, then it is not a useful approach.