Rep. Chris Stewart said Tuesday that socialist proposals pushed by many Democratic presidential candidates would bankrupt America and destroy its freedom — and may give President Trump a better chance at reelection than his bombastic style might otherwise allow.
Also, the Utah Republican said the parts of the free enterprise system that are broken are where socialism has intruded — such as “corporate welfare,” which he calls “crony capitalism,” where government subsidies, tax breaks or rules give some firms unfair advantages.
The growing free enterprise vs. socialism debate between Republicans and Democrats “is a choice between an imperfect system with enormous benefits and abject failure,” Stewart said in a speech at the Sutherland Institute, a conservative think tank in Salt Lake City.