@bundee1
I have some respect for you because you can put up a good argument when you take the time. So I want you to understand what comes next is not a put down. I dont think you have ever owned a business before so I think that like all of us you are missing a valuable perspective.
Lets take yesterday for example. I had 4-6 calls come in for jobs. Some of them come from referral services where we compete for a customer calling in. On one call yesterday a client asked about a new home inspection and I told him I would do it for $400.00 which based on the square footage was about 90% of my retail price so I offered a 10% discount. He informed me that another company had already bid the job for $320.00. Did that company screw me over? I congratulated the customer on getting a really good deal and we ended the call. It wasnt worth dropping $100.00 off my fee to get the job.
Another call comes in from a client. He wants to know if he can save money on a home inspection. He tells me the size of the home and I quote him $350.00 and throw in a free termite inspection. My retail price would have been about $440 so I took $90 off this job or about a 20% discount. He is really happy because the other company wanted $425 for both inspections. If I had known the other bid I might have come up a little on my offer but the price is fair. Did I screw over the other company?
Your previous post seems to indicate that businesses are trying to hurt each other in some evil way. I simply view it as competition between service providers. Your attitude indicates some sort of emotional investment in winning or losing. My point of view does not include emotion. If I want more jobs I can lower my prices, it is simply a business decision without any feelings involved whatsoever.
So when you say that trump is screwing business owners like me every day I simply do not see it that way. He is engaging in competition. If I have a good product at a competitive price then I have just as good a shot as the next guy. When the tables become unfair is when government gets involved and creates crony capitalism. Hillary Clinton is a champion of that. Donate to her foundation and she will be much more receptive to your suggestions if you are a big business or foreign nation.