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Weird that you felt the need to specify Democrats Is this something Republicans have simply never done until now?
I was giving a specific example for one industry. Noting the political party was just a detail. But yeah plenty of examples of R presidents for other sectors in the past I'm sure too.
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Actually its easy if you're a multinational. You invest outside the United States.
also, future of USD-value is highly uncertain, dropped 10% last year, likely to drop more if interest rates keep dropping
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Doesn't every president do that, just to do different industries?
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https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/JTSJOL Job openings are still very high, ~30% higher than the average for the last few decades.
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this needs to be shouted from the rooftops. something drastic needs to happen or else we will be the harbinger of a large-scale societal collapse.
> we will be the harbinger of a large-scale societal collapse. The harbingers are already here and have been for a while now. Harbingers are signs that things are breaking down. More like "or else we will have a large scale societal collapse".
Sincerely, software developer turned fast food manager.
I was just telling someone the other day how all the talk of civil wars and unrest were overblown, Americans will never resort to that with the economy the way it is. Even in the '08 recession (and even worse scenarios), recovery was a possibility. There would be no jobs at the time, but you can reasonably expect them to be created in a few years. You could go to school and switch careers. But I think right now there…
I feel ya 100%. Add on atomic bombs and biosphere collapse and I’m not just worried for the USA but civilization itself not making it many more decades
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transportation, warehousing, and utilities being a headlining loser here is the most striking.... perhaps?
Heavy Truck Sales Collapsed in Q4; Down 32.5% Year-over-Year in December - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46514490 - January 2026 (heavy trucks sales collapse is a recession indicator)
more trucks on the road - more goods flowing - heavy machinery included, things getting built etc. less trucks - trouble
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> You would simply be insane to think Alabama was in any way wealthier than Bavaria. Is it accurate? Europe has a fairly low standard of living compared to America, but their totalitarian governments are quite effective at silencing all dissent.
Yes, life in Bavaria, working in manufacturing, is nothing but miserable oppression. Horrible 35 hour work week. Wretched 6 weeks of vacation. Ruinously expensive 500 EUR/month daycare. The prospect of having to pay a couple hundred Euros per semester when my child reaches university. The good wine is now 8 EUR/bottle. Suffering and deprivation. Do not come here, I beg of you. Save yourself. I had to use extraordinar…
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Yes, I do want to pay more to bolster my country's domestic workforce vs subsidizing corporate shareholders and offshore workers, while also having that come out of corporate profits. shrug
You can just buy US-made products... How many American-made garments are in your closet right now? Or is this more of an imaginary preference you're expressing right now?
You could buy US-made garments in the 80s and 90s. Just like you could buy American TVs, vacuum cleaners, computers, and everything else. In fact Americans had a great quality of life back then, arguably a better one if you go by the attainability of things like housing, affordability, and economic inequality.