As Eschew has noted, conservatism is not, nor has it ever, served as an influence on economic strategy. Rather, the opposite is true. A fundamental belief of conservaties is to limit the federal government from gaining to much control over those who know themselves best- the people. Thus, when one applies this core belief to economic policy, the logical conclusion would be to let businesses that follow the law run themselves while the government focuses on something it actually has some authority over. Ergo, limited government regulation.
