Its the progressives that make you successful. Go live on an island and see how successful you are.
Define success.
The government does not create anything on its own. There are only three or so self sufficient government institutions.
Money comes from spending and once the rich and wealthy get all the money and the rest are poor, no one is left to buy anything. Its a merry go round. That is why they give stimulus packages, it just goes back to the bank, unless heaven forbid , the people get too fearful to spend.
We pretty much became a third world country in 08, thanks to Bush, and Trump will do the same think, lower taxes which only help the wealthy, cut the ACA, all the rich think about is themselves, or they wouldn't be filthy rich. Crap they don't even want to pay taxes. They are the freeloaders.
Did Trump's kids go to Iraq, no, did Trump go to Nam, no, like all the wealthy snub they went to college. Yet Trump says he sacrificed for his country, he only sacrificed for himself.
Read about his buddies, start with Icahn, he just can't own enough, read about what he owns. This is someone he is close to and would have in his cabinet, secretary of treasury or something like that. All crooks. Where is Trumps tax return?? He doesn't pay taxes.