Hello T. A. Gardner,
A larger government is totally inevitable. The more ways that capitalism comes up with to rip people off, the more intricate our government must become to protect the citizens from greed.
You probably think the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a big waste of money.
"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is an independent agency under the Federal Reserve System. It was created in 2010 to protect and educate consumers about their dealings with financial services and markets. Its goal is to ensure that federal laws governing financial matters are enforced consistently and that consumers receive fair and competitive access to all financial products.
The CFPB is part of the Dodd-Frank Act that came about as a response to questionable practices in the lending and investment industries leading up to the Great Recession of 2008. It was the first federal agency to focus specifically on consumer rights and consumer financial protection."
"In its first seven years of existence, the CFPB helped over 29 million consumers gain $11.9 billion in relief."
Most of that financial relief was provided from consumers who got ripped off before Trump.
"Nov. 25, 2017, but has yet to appoint a permanent director. Mulvaney was one of the bureau’s biggest critics during his time as a Congressman and while being director of the White House’s Office of Management and Budget.
He said he plans to make deep cuts in the CFPB’s budget. Put simply, the Trump administration does not like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and seeks to downgrade its authority."
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau