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The Gospel of Winning: Trump’s Philosophy, and Its Policy Implications
Stephen B. Young – Star Tribune, 6 Feb 2017

In Trump’s mind, his appointees are all “winners.” So what does Trump’s Gospel of Winning imply for his policy agenda? Domestically, first, it will not validate government entitlements to “victims.” It rejects the founding premise of the entitlement state that the government must take from those who succeed to advantage those who have failed. The victim-first vision was offered early on by Maximilien Robespierre during the French Revolution.

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