Far too many businesses have been all too eager to lobby for maintaining and increasing subsidies and mandates paid by taxpayers and consumers.

I believe my business and non-profit investments are much more beneficial to societal well-being than sending more money to Washington.

I studied what principles under-laid peace and prosperity and concluded the only way to achieve societal well-being was through a system of economic freedom.

The easy way to make money is to get special political privilege. From the beginning of time, business has cozied up to government and gotten restrictions on competition and subsidies and stuff.

The role of business is to provide products and services that make people's lives better - while using fewer resources - and to act lawfully and with integrity.