In his recent State of the Union address and even earlier on the campaign trail, President Trump touted his experience as a builder. As an industry that is locked arm in arm with those in the building community, it’s clear that when one industry partner prospers, so too do many others.
Washington has an uncanny way of unlocking prosperity in strange ways. By reducing tax rates it can encourage new investments, by unclogging the regulatory morass it can improve efficiencies and, of course, by increasing government spending it can put people to work on government contracts.