Trump tariff backlash causes panic in rural America as mega jobs losses appear on the horizon

[applegrove]

Jen Hayden at Daily Kos

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/4/3/1754073/-Trump-tariff-backlash-causes-panic-in-rural-America-as-mega-jobs-losses-appear-on-the-horizon

"SNIP..........

Bottom line? Many of the heaviest losses will run right through Trump country.

The Brookings analysis — which is based on proprietary EMSI and Bureau of Labor Statistics data — shows that the largest sum of vulnerable jobs is in fruit and nut farming, with the majority concentrated in Trump counties. Most of the jobs in hog and pig farming and pipe production are also concentrated in Trump country. It’s only in wineries where Clinton counties have the most jobs.

CNN’s Erin Burnett spoke to a farmer who said if Trump didn’t reverse the tariff decision, he’d be voting differently in the future:


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Trump voter and Iowa hog farmer Tim Schmidt tells me Chinese tariffs will cost him $35k/year. 3,700 jobs at risk in his county alone. If tariffs don’t change, says his vote at risk.

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Iowa isn’t the only state that will be hard hit by Trump’s trade war. As noted in the Washington Post, the impact will be felt in rural communities nationwide.

........SNIP"

[DBoon]

1. This is what happens when you believe RW radio and Fox News

Reality, having a known liberal bias, catches up to you

[Takket]

6. "reality has a liberal bias" would make an AWESOME bumper sticker

[DBoon]

19. I wish I could claim credit

But I believe it is from Colbert

[Hekate]

42. I think it was Jon Stewart. Colbert was still doing the Colbert Report as a pretend conservative...

...when that phrase was coined. I would love to have it as a bumper sticker myself!

[calimary]

46. I think it was Colbert - as host of the White House Correspondents Association dinner

back when dubya was pResident.

And reality isn't all that's got a liberal bias. Just study the teachings of Jesus our Savior. Matthew 25: 35-45 is a good read.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

55. Here ya go!

See: https://www.zazzle.com/s/reality+has+a+liberal+bias

[Hekate]

60. Love it!

[Ohiogal]

54. Not to be picky ....

But isn't it "The TRUTH has a liberal bias"?

[brush]

56. It also shows the shallow depth of his knowledge about how the world economy...

works. He seems to think targeting tariffs at certain countries is the end of it and his mission is done,

stupidly not realizing that those countries can retaliated with tariffs of their own against industries here

in the US—including red states full of workers and farmers who voted for him and will be harmed by the retaliatory tariffs.

God, even "Presidenting for Dummies" wouldn't help him as he doesn't read.

Stupid is as stupid does.

[hedda_foil]

72. He's not too good at cause and effect.

[ProfessorGAC]

81. Not Too Good

I think "utterly clueless" is a more appropriate description, Hedda.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

59. + about a million!

[Ligyron]

2. One would think Shrub would have been lesson enough, but noooo...

There's a new crop every 10 years.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. Makes sense, yes I know he might kill minorities or destroy the environment or

he is a traitor but if he costs me a dime THEN and ONLY then will I turn on him

FUCK YOU mr dumbshit hog farmer, you god damn NON patriots!

[Afromania]

12. and even then vote is only "at risk"

[BadgerMom]

30. I commented on this on kos.

It's mind-boggling. The man will lose out on $37000 for himself and his family. Even facing that his vote is only "at risk." Honestly, I can see no course for us other than to ignore these brainwashed people and concentrate our efforts on registering voters and getting people to the polls.

[3catwoman3]

77. I liken trying to to persuade Trump voters to...

...think differently to attempting to persuade anti-vaxx parents - waste of breath and ain't gonna happen.

[AJT]

15. I was thinking the same thing.....self serving jerks.

[lunasun]

66. EXACTLY !!! Thank you

[Squinch]

4. They elected a man who was verbally and actually abusive to just about every segment of

society, and then they're shocked, shocked I tell you, that he's willing to screw them over.

I guess now they'll have all that reason for all that anger that made them vote for him.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Ain't that a *itch?

These rubes should've thought of that back in 2016

[Wellstone ruled]

7. Finnally the story comes to light.

Commodity Brokers were warning of this last fall when the forward Corn and Soy Contracts ended with China and Mexico. Contract Poultry Growers are the next ones on the chopping block.

Last week there were stories about Mid Western Banks worried about Farmers not being able to payback or have assest's to take on further debt.

[calimary]

47. And don't forget - he's also pissed off Mexico plenty.

I swear, and I've said it before - by the time we're finally rid of him, we won't have a friend in the world. Including Putin. He's just there as an opportunistic infection, temporarily, only as long as it serves his own interests.

[Wellstone ruled]

49. Have not heard of any new Grain Contracts

presently being filled or in the mix. Mexico was first to not renew any contracts. Only Grain going into Mexico seems to be going to American owned Operations.

[Takket]

8. i'm not happy the chinese are tariffing us but...........

i applaud them for targeting red state products like they have. the best way to hurt drumpf is to hurt his supporters. smart politics.

[Demsrule86]

11. I don't support China against our own country...red or blue.

The entire economy will suffer.

[Takket]

17. neither do i, but we started it

[Bernardo de La Paz]

21. TRUMP started it. But we are stuck with the consequences of his temper tantrums. . . . nt

[Demsrule86]

65. This is true. But these poor people who voted for a better something or other are so screwed.

[lunasun]

68. Thier something better - MAGA, included a lot of xenophobia and racism

and no care of people truly in poverty

[Demsrule86]

74. I was referring to their personal economic situation. Some voted for that. But the Iowa farmers

have had it pretty good no matter who was in office so many of them have to be racist scum. And maybe they will have more sympathy for the poor if they experience it. I was poor as a young woman...I mean almost starving poor...l had food stamps but it wasn't enough. I hate potatoes, oatmeal and especially spaghetti to this day. I had Grandma's depression recipes so I never went truly hungry and my kid was fed probably better than other kids as she didn't get junk food. It was miserable though. And at the end of the month I was really low on food. It changed the way I thought about things. In fact I swallowed my pride and told my parents the truth and went home..being the best parents on earth, they took me back and sent me to college. I was lucky to have parents who could afford this and who believed in second chances.

[DBoon]

20. Wine and fruit is a direct stab at California

and other blue states (Oregon, Washington, and New York)

Interesting that the biggest wine producing states are democratic leaning

[Blue_true]

61. Wine and fruit have a big stateside market.

Fruit is highly perishable, would be surprised if much is exported, maybe preserves of the fruit.

I cook with wine, don't drink any. Even if wine doubles in price, I will still buy it for use in recipes.

[Mr. Ected]

9. EXCEPT

Rush will tell them a thousand times a day that libturds are the cause of their economic decline, that Nancy Pelosi has targeted them for revenge, that this is the long-term effect of an Obama recession, and then Sean will grab them by the ballz and tell them that Trump can't do what they voted him into office to do because Deep State and Nancy Pelosi, you know.

And they'll pull the lever for the -R again in November.

These are not people who do cause and effect. They only do effect, and let their mouthpieces invent the cause.

[Scurrilous]

14. ...

[eleny]

58. Sounds like the affected farmer knows the score

[Hav]

10. Deplorable that only personal financial losses make them reconsider

The open racism or promises of gutting healthcare for millions were ok. Just harming those other people is ok.

[central scrutinizer]

23. The open racism will keep them voting for Drumpf

Nfm

[GallopingGhost]

13. You reap what you sow.

The perfect idiom for idiots.

[MoonRiver]

16. If the Idiot managed to put all the pig torturers out of business,

I would stand and applaud his accidental ethical behavior.

[oasis]

18. Can Trump Coax Hicks Into Taking a Hit?

Not to worry. They'll buy anything Trump sells them.

[Freethinker65]

22. They will NEVER vote for a Democrat. Best we can hope for is they do not vote

[calimary]

48. ...or maybe vote 3rd party or some protest vote or spoiler on the far right.

Where's Ross Perot when we need him?

[Maven]

24. "You know, I really like his racism and sexism, but now it's costing me $$$ so I'm worried"

Fuck these deplorables. I hope it hits them hard. I wish I could feel empathy for them, but I'm too busy worrying about all the ways their vote has harmed and will harm people who didn't ask for any of this. So fuck them, hard.

[Bleacher Creature]

25. Elections have consequences.

These voters knew who he was, and still voted for him because the idea of a woman POTUS offended them more than the potential hits to their pocketbook (especially after 8 years with a black POTUS). And now we all have to suffer.

To hell with them.

[colsohlibgal]

26. Same Old Story

A prime demographic determined to vote directly against their own personal well being.

[roamer65]

27. Since he voted for Spanky, then fuck him.

I hope he goes bankrupt.

[Dawson Leery]

28. About time that Conservatives learned to live with the consequences of their actions.

[kimbutgar]

29. Because the voters didnt do their research and depended on their gut believed the lies

From a known con man they are going to get royally screwed over. I feel very little sympathy for them.

[JI7]

31. NO SYMPATHY from me

[John Fante]

32. Trump said he was going to hit China with tariffs during

the campaign, and STILL this dimwit voted for him.

[Blue_true]

63. They were.

More interested in seeing Mexicans rousted from the country, as long as it wasn't Mexican immigrants working on their farms.

The thought of a female President coming after a Black President scared the bejesus out of them.

They hated Muslims, Trump hated Muslims, so anything else Trump said flew over their heads.

Honestly, I am sure of one thing. If those people go bankrupt, the economically vibrant places in the country will hardly notice if republicans in Washington do not try to bail out their base. Products flow to money, if cities can't get pork from a bankrupt Iowa pig farmer, ones from blue states near them will fill the void.

[freethought]

33. They own him now! n/t

[2left4u]

34. These people are clueless

We've been in a trade war for years...it's been completely dominated by China who have mastered the art. Now that we are finally fighting back his supporters whine about how it works?
They're all to ignorant, and don't understand how trade works or how they've inadvertently been participating in it for years.

I don't feel sorry for them at all...they got what they voted for and truthfully it might actually do some good for them to pitch in like the rest of us have had to.

[Ferrets are Cool]

35. You bought him, you own him. FU deplorables.

[Crunchy Frog]

36. Karma.

[iluvtennis]

37. Ya'll voted for the idiot who occupies the white house...now bend over as he is going

to fleece you. Unfortunately, many of us who didn't vote for him will be drug along in this shitshow.

[beachbum bob]

38. karma is a bitch...we will send out thoughts and prayers

[Honeycombe8]

39. This is what they voted for. They got it. Tariff wars. EVERYONE said this would happen...

except Trump, of course. Trump....who LIES.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

40. Mega not MAGA job losses?

[bucolic_frolic]

41. Elections have consequences

as do policies

[sarcasmo]

43. Trump voter figuring life out the hard way.

[calimary]

44. Whoa... let's see "Roseanne" tackle THAT one.

[dalton99a]

45. They had zero sympathy or concern for others.

Fuck them

[Initech]

52. As i keep saying: we went from "hope and change" to "go fuck yourself" in just a few short years.

[Initech]

50. It was never about jobs or the economy.

But everything to do with racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, and transphobia. And the American voters have fallen time and time again for it.

[Canoe52]

51. or tRump voters have a sad.

This in not a country where people are concerned with what's best for the country (and therefor whats best for everybody), this is a country that is only concerned with whats going in their pocket tomorrow. And for that I'm having a sad.

[BannonsLiver]

53. Thoughts and prayers.

[Achilleaze]

57. republican Comrade Casino* has a message for rural America

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[GusBob]

62. Shame on me for saying this

I hope they all lose, the farmers, their farms, their families, their suppliers, their banks, their small towns, their schools, their local government, all of it. I hope the grain, pork, ginseng, dairy industries, all of them, lose

Yes I understand that means us customers too, but fuck it, there is plenty of suffering to go around.

I am ashamed to feel this way, but Lord I am tired

[lunasun]

70. No , shame on this country for sinking so low that you feel so disheartened . We did what we

could . I don't know anyone who voted for trump , but as you said there is plenty of suffering to go around for everybody whether they helped it happen or not since he was elected.

I'll concentrate on concern for those who through no fault of thier own are harmed by his policies, not those who helped bring on this scourge and proudly celebrated his win

[connecticut yankee]

64. And

they'll still all vote for him.

[Enoki33]

67. They are faced with the reality of government by kakistocracy. Another

here reminded us that is what we have descended to.

[MarvinGardens]

69. Let us not forget

Tariffs are a tax on people who use the imported product. 10%, 25%, these are extremely punishing compared with the sales taxes we all pay. I can hear a new (anti-Trump) campaign commercial:

Donald Trump:
Bad for business.
Bad for consumers.
Bad for America!

[C_U_L8R]

71. What the hell does Trump know about trade? Nothing.

He's a freaking real estate developer with a record of shady deals and bankruptcies. These fools that voted for him are getting exactly what they deserve. Unfortunately. Maybe now they'll think before they vote.

[3catwoman3]

79. What the hell does Trump know about...

...anything. He knows how to bluster, bully, and lie, and that's about it.

[Daxter]

73. When will the poor and middle class stop voting republican?

Time and time again they vote republican and the same thing happens over and over again. They get screwed over by conservative policies and refuse to elect Democrats that have their interests in mind.

[Merlot]

75. oh, wow, his vote is "at risk." Sounds like a strongly worded memo to me.

No, what is at risk is your livelyhood. Your vote is already done.

[d_r]

76. no kidding, right nt

[TheFrenchRazor]

78. i'm not worried about it. i'd occasionally like to buy something that says "made in USA" on it. nt

[matt819]

80. Don't care

Look, I'm sure there will be trickle down effects on businesses throughout the country, including those in blue or purple communities.

And I guess I'm sympathetic to red state dems. But the reality is that "those people" brought this on themselves for being low-information voters who deliberately chose - and still choose - to get their news from propaganda outlets. Hard to drum up sympathy.

[ProfessorGAC]

82. These People Voted For A Candidate. . .

. . . with a message that America sucks, but we didn't used to. They think they're patriots but voted for that message?

No, they were bigoted buffoons who had stars in their eyes about how some magical person was going to come along and make everybody rich because it's so easy.

They're stupid and they better wake up.

And on top of all that, this guy says he MIGHT change his vote? Idiot.