Pared back summer
No gas for the Hummer
Next 2008 gonna be a bummer
I got Spam cans 'n Twinkies piled high in my room
We (as in humanity) barely had the vaccine by Christmas.
Precisely the wrong guy to have in office to competently manage a second pandemic.
> How many people have actually read The Jungle?
It was mandatory reading in my high school curriculum.
> How many people have actually seen our rivers on fire?
I grew up with two family members who would tell us stories about exactly that. Since I was a kid, that has been my mental go-to on “why” clean water legislation.
> How many people remember corporations hiring private armies and literally killing their employees because they dared to strike?
The Pinkertons and so on? Alive and well in spirit unfortunately at places like Constellis (formerly Xe, formerly Blackwater). People haven’t forgotten about that, although it’d be nice if more people held the line against such things. FDR was spot on about the MIC/DIB.
> The people that benefit from so many of our laws are cheering their removal without understanding why they're there.
Indeed. I believe there is an old adage about how one shouldn’t tear down a fence without knowing why it’s there.
Honestly after resuming use of Aliexpress for last minute stocking up of industrialish goods, and seeing how much stuff on there now ships direct from US warehouses, I'll likely keep checking them in addition to Amazon/eBay.
Putting aside the laughable implication that "corporate America" is some sort of monolith that can agree on one party to support, is there even evidence that they supported the Republican Party more? The Democratic Party out raised them in the last cycle.
Your link spends a lot of time talking about donations to Trump's inauguration committee, which I understand happened after he won, and generally seems to not distinguish between contributions before and after the election.
Stock Market went up after Teump being elected, because the above allows for short term enrichment and they know it.
Plus, quite a few support project 2025, Musks conpanies cant work without him being in goverment, plus quite a few (including Musk) are genuine far right.
It's a terrible start. Shortening of supply chains will be slow and painful because: a) why invest in local production if the tariffs may be scrapped next week? b) where to get money if building a new factory is hit by the same tariffs? The gov spending is increasing, not getting reduced. The consumption will be lower though.
A good start would've been: the tariffs start increasing today, reaching full force in 5 years, not affecting (stuff most needed for factories), with plan guaranteed not to change over the next N years.
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