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Not everyone believes that the solution to poverty is welfare. I imagine many of his voters believe the solution looks more like protectionism. Which is basically what his plan is.

I'm not claiming they're right. I'm just claiming that you can be a fiscal conservative and still think you have the solution to poverty.

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But isn't protectionism a lot like inflation, in that it can stimulate labor demand while making things more expensive? (And is often called a hidden redistributive tax)

My impression is that this party is as much against inflation as it is against handouts, while inflation occupies the same niche as trade protectionism in that it can stimulate job growth without seeming like a handout.

This is the first I've ever heard of protectionism as a form of inflation; I doubt that the average Trump voter would believe what you're saying here. I mean, I don't believe it, and I voted for McMullin.

Well, technically it's a tax, but it doesn't matter to the consumer if it's a tax, especially one this upstream, that makes a commodity more expensive.

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