There will be a vast amount of stories like this. This administration is destroying the fertile environment for small businesses that has flourished over the years. Now, with tariffs, a probable recession and fear of not being able to get goods at reasonable prices, small businesses will fail and/or not start. The number of people employed by small businesses far outweighs those working in corporations. What will these workers be expected to do? Do the field jobs that were previously done by the immigrants who have been deported? These policies do not make sense if one is thinking about the labor force and middle class. It makes me wonder about the actual intent of this administration.
The MAGA voters I talk to say that the people who get welfare will get to do all the field work or they can starve. Most people who get AFDC do so because of issues with child care, or to supplement existing low income. The policy ignorance many people have is weaponized by the right. It drives me crazy. Most people who get SNAP either work or they are disabled…
I guess that leaves social security recipients. They get government checks and don’t work (note - I am on SS disability). MAGA knows someone, somewhere deserves to be working on the fields ten hours a day for $7.50/hour.
I am not the owner, but manager of a small construction company that specializes in steel canopies. For the first time in my 14 year tenure we are looking at layoffs and I am afraid the business will end up closing by this time next year. My boss voted for all of this so the looming discussions about steel costs and immigration raids have been getting very complicated.
Thanks for sharing this. The more specific examples of the impact of the decisions if this administration the better! It helps me to have substance in conversations with people who disagree with me.
The instability is just crazy. Billionaires don’t even pay 10% tax rates and the BBB actually sunsets taxes on capital gains for anything you own more than five years. A great deal of their real money is capital gains. 🙄
Investors worldwide are demanding a higher return on US treasury bonds because Trump’s economy is unpredictable and unlikely to do well. This keeps the rates you pay for financing your car, home, or business high. It’s one connected issue.
There will be a vast amount of stories like this. This administration is destroying the fertile environment for small businesses that has flourished over the years. Now, with tariffs, a probable recession and fear of not being able to get goods at reasonable prices, small businesses will fail and/or not start. The number of people employed by small businesses far outweighs those working in corporations. What will these workers be expected to do? Do the field jobs that were previously done by the immigrants who have been deported? These policies do not make sense if one is thinking about the labor force and middle class. It makes me wonder about the actual intent of this administration.
The MAGA voters I talk to say that the people who get welfare will get to do all the field work or they can starve. Most people who get AFDC do so because of issues with child care, or to supplement existing low income. The policy ignorance many people have is weaponized by the right. It drives me crazy. Most people who get SNAP either work or they are disabled…
I guess that leaves social security recipients. They get government checks and don’t work (note - I am on SS disability). MAGA knows someone, somewhere deserves to be working on the fields ten hours a day for $7.50/hour.
Heartbreaking and infuriating. Good luck!
I am not the owner, but manager of a small construction company that specializes in steel canopies. For the first time in my 14 year tenure we are looking at layoffs and I am afraid the business will end up closing by this time next year. My boss voted for all of this so the looming discussions about steel costs and immigration raids have been getting very complicated.
Thanks for sharing this. The more specific examples of the impact of the decisions if this administration the better! It helps me to have substance in conversations with people who disagree with me.
The instability is just crazy. Billionaires don’t even pay 10% tax rates and the BBB actually sunsets taxes on capital gains for anything you own more than five years. A great deal of their real money is capital gains. 🙄
People aren’t buying now because of the uncertainty that he has crafted. I wouldn’t blame the interest rate.
Investors worldwide are demanding a higher return on US treasury bonds because Trump’s economy is unpredictable and unlikely to do well. This keeps the rates you pay for financing your car, home, or business high. It’s one connected issue.