David Friedberg Predicts Trump's Master Plan On E218, the besties debated Trump's economic strategy, and what his endgame could be. @friedberg's most optimistic theory: the three-legged stool leg 1) tariffs -- encourages on-shoring of manufacturing --  increases supply chain security -- increases demand for domestic workforce leg 2) reduced income taxes -- unleashes capital into the private sector -- potential pivot from income-based to consumption-based taxation leg 3) reduced government spend -- slashing govt workforce frees up labor for private sector --  offsets inflation from tariffs