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The Pescadero Perspective
news Project Syndicate 2026-06-15

Founders' Vision Challenges Modern Economic Oligarchy

The Patriot vision behind the Declaration of Independence explicitly contrasts with current policies favoring wealth concentration and protectionism.


<p>US President Donald Trump's administration argues that restoring America's former "greatness" requires a rejection of immigration, the aggressive use of tariffs, and no limits on the concentration of wealth. The Declaration of Independence—and the Patriot vision on which it was based—argues precisely the opposite.</p>

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