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Part of Trump's reasoning seems to stem from his belief that a way to fix the economy is to cut there are too many taxes and regulations on small businesses. He said of this plan, "We have to stop jobs from leaving the United States. The first thing you do is don't let the jobs leave." [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/26/the-first-trump-clinton-presidential-debate-transcript-annotated/] The vagueness he displayed last night isn't new; Trump has a general lack of focus or specificity regarding tech and innovation policy. To the extent there is a sector focus, it is on traditional manufacturing. [http://www2.itif.org/2016-clinton-vs-trump.pdf?_ga=1.265865103.1823216071.1474990123] To learn more about Trump's plan in detail, please see McNair's blog post Trump|Pence and Entrepreneurship. During the debate, Clinton characterized Trump's plan as "trumped-up trickle down economics". [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/26/the-first-trump-clinton-presidential-debate-transcript-annotated/].