• BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Only kinda, that assumes enough people still buy the imports otherwise there’s no money to transfer over.

      • RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com
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        2 months ago

        Trump doesn’t understand it though. He plans* to use it to finance childcare.

        *As if he would do something like that. Why keep kids fed when you can line your pockets instead.

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          2 months ago

          There’s a sound bite of him at a recent rally talking about how much he hated paying overtime and how he would avoid it.

          He doesn’t care.

          • TimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)@badatbeing.social
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            2 months ago

            Trump has a history of treating workers poorly for decades. He has been known to exploit labor from those that might not want to talk with Immigration, paying pennies on the dollar, or just straight out refusing to pay them and threatening counter-lawsuits if they try to use the courts to recover any money. When he did his feed with Elon he gave Elon praise for firing workers on strike.

            Trump and Musk discussed firing striking workers. The UAW is now seeking an NLRB investigation

            “You’re the greatest cutter,” Trump told Musk. “I look at what you do. You walk in and say, ‘You want to quit?’ I won’t mention the name of the company but they go on strike and you say, ’That’s OK. You’re all gone.'”

            Musk said, “Yeah,” and laughed while Trump was talking.

            In June, eight former workers at SpaceX, Musk’s rocket company, sued the company and Musk, alleging he ordered them fired after they challenged what they called rampant sexual harassment and a hostile “Animal House”-style work environment at the company.

    • Fredselfish@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Even domestic cars are assembly in America but the parts come from other countries so no you still going be effected by that.

      Also keep in mind there a reason shit not made here. We can’t compete with their cheap labor prices. So even if you tried to move some of those jobs back here it would still cost the consumer a shit ton more money on said goods.