• trajekolus@lemm.ee
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    23 hours ago

    We know that Ukraine will be betrayed by the Trump government. A Russian victory will embolden Russia to further threaten Europe. This will also embolden China and other authoritarian states.

    We also know a Trump government will stop climate action. Unfortunately, this will also signal to many other governments that they can do the same.

    We also know that immense cruelties will be perpetrated such as the family separation policy of the 1st Trump presidency

    But yes, if you are white, straight and middle class or rich, you’ll be able to think all is OK until such time as the authoritarian ascendancy led by China and Russia affects your own life, which might be a decade or more away.

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      23 hours ago

      How many people do you think would be affected by his deportation policies? I’ve heard a number of around 10 million, and that’s 3% of the population, which, while absolutely terrible, means that the other 97% isn’t going to really care.

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        Food prices will go up, not down. I think everyone cares about food prices right now.

        I’m not just talking about outdoor crop picking work. A friend was laid off from a food production company this week and Trumps not even sworn in yet. You can’t make this stuff up it’s so ridiculous. So, anticipate job losses for non immigrants as well.

        2/3 of the factory line is Hispanic, and the majority of that is rotating work visa people. In this way, you can pay much lower wages.

        Part of it was tariff threat, no one would place orders, everyone’s on hold on the production/supply/buyer chain, waiting for January, so the income of the business dropped to zero this week and is projected to stay there through January. Again, this is food production, not bread or flour, or anything basic like that, but it’s still food.

        So, with no income and the threat of loss of cheap production labor, all the American citizens were laid off this week. Whether or not the business will eventually declare bankruptcy is undecided, but that talk is definitely on the table.

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        Those 3% (going by your math):

        Pick crops

        Contribute $90 billion or more in tax for the county via sales tax.

        Without those people, we have no food, and immediate inflation begins. You know, the thing everyone was bitching about that was literally caused by Trumps inaction on COVID.

        This affects EVERYONE in the US.

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          22 hours ago

          Not to mention that the construction industry- particularly housing- just stops.

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            I did just get a roof put on my house. Small, local business. All the office people were white, the work crew was 100% Hispanic with one bilingual guy who front manned communication. Idk how many were work visa, but given the number of serious injuries I’ve seen from work visas falling off roofs while doing construction and such while at work, it’s not just one company.

            And before you go down the path of “they’re taking ‘our’ jobs” remember that there is a shortage of skilled labor and trades right now.

            Also, if a company can pay at or near minimum wage for rappelling up the side of house, would you accept that wage given the liability/injury threat?

            Housing prices go up in reaction to losing cheap labor, I guarantee it.

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              9 hours ago

              For sure.

              I’m a licensed electrician. I’m curious what my job prospects are going to look like in the coming months.

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                Homeowners still need you but that’s way more limited and they can only pay so much.

                I just found a plumber, finally, that does $125 to show up and $125/hr plus parts instead of bids and he’s our plumber now. Gets recommended to everyone.

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        23 hours ago

        “Stimpy, sometimes your wealth of ignorance astounds me.” – Ren Höek

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        23 hours ago

        I know the last time he was in office his immigration policies made it impossible for some people families to come over. I worked with a couple people struggling with that.