And at first the Trump campaign offered excuses, claiming that the returns would eventually be made available once an I.R.S. And as a result, we can expect radical lack of transparency to be standard operating procedure in the new administration. So the emerging Republican health care strategy, according to news reports, is “repeal and delay” — vote to kill Obamacare, but with the effective date pushed back until after the 2018 midterm elections. And there’s likely to be chaos in health care markets well before Obamacare’s official expiration date, as insurance companies exit markets they know will soon collapse. An honest memoir of the president-elect’s business career would be titled “The art of the scam.” After all, his hallmark has been turning a profit on failed business projects, because he finds a way to leave other people holding the bag.

Source: New York Times December 05, 2016 08:21 UTC