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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue May 15, 2018, 11:50 AM May 2018

Trump supporters suffer unintended consequences of his policies

With Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve.

THE BIG IDEA: President Trump sometimes seems impervious to the second and third order consequences of his decisions. Several recent developments have highlighted the unintended — though often foreseeable — consequences the president’s policies are having on his own supporters.

In many cases, he’s following through on campaign promises — like cutting the flow of immigrants, renegotiating trade deals and rolling back regulations put in place by Barack Obama. But in the deeply interconnected global economy, the devil is always in the details and the implementation of some policies may do more to hurt than help the people who put their faith in him to fix their problems.

Here are four examples:

-- Small business owners who voted for Trump might be forced to shut down because the president is making it harder for them to hire guest workers.

-snip-

-- General Motors is cutting its second shift at the Lordstown Assembly plant outside of Youngtown, Ohio, next month. The move could cost 1,500 jobs at the 3,000-employee plant that builds the Chevrolet Cruze. This is in the heart of the Mahoning Valley, long a Democratic stronghold that broke toward Trump in 2016 because of his popularity with the kinds of blue-collar workers who are about to lose their jobs or reluctantly take buyouts.

-snip-

-- Ironically, gas prices might go up because Trump pulled out of the Iranian nuclear agreement last week. (Iran is the world’s fifth-biggest oil producer.)

-- The president’s decision to pull out of the Iran deal, and reimpose sanctions, will cost Boeing contracts worth as much as $20 billion to replenish Iran’s aging fleet of commercial planes. The Chicago-based aerospace giant downplayed the impact last week, noting that there’s already a backlog of orders for 737 aircraft so production won’t slow. But $20 billion in planes represents quite a lot of manufacturing work. Those jobs will now go to other countries — specifically Russia.

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Trump supporters suffer unintended consequences of his policies (Original Post) DonViejo May 2018 OP
That's what happens when you trust the Grand Poobah of Shallow Thinking. They also catbyte May 2018 #1
Unintended? lame54 May 2018 #2
"...unintended -- though often foreseeable -- consequences..." Solly Mack May 2018 #3
Karma is a bitch....they haven't seen the real pain yet. beachbum bob May 2018 #4
Just to remind you...not only did most in the GM plant vote for Hillary but they also do outreach Demsrule86 May 2018 #7
You bet! davekriss May 2018 #11
for those who said it was about the car not selling...no it wasn't. It was about the price of steel. Demsrule86 May 2018 #5
It won't matter. Trump could murder their families and they'd still love him. Drunken Irishman May 2018 #6
Actually I live in the area hub's retired after 30 from Lordstown...people here are angry about this Demsrule86 May 2018 #9
Until I see it in his numbers, no I'm not. Drunken Irishman May 2018 #13
Lordstown also affects Trumbull county ...so two counties are not affected. Demsrule86 May 2018 #14
We're bleeding out lunatica May 2018 #8
It is never too late. Demsrule86 May 2018 #10
It will be for millions of Americans who are losing their jobs lunatica May 2018 #12
Millions lost their jobs under Bush...but we came back under Obama. Demsrule86 May 2018 #15
I am upset too...more with the courts than anything else...so hope we take the Senate...so Demsrule86 May 2018 #17
They voted and supported and campaigned for this shit!!! Can't say I feel sorry for them. Initech May 2018 #16

catbyte

(34,174 posts)
1. That's what happens when you trust the Grand Poobah of Shallow Thinking. They also
Tue May 15, 2018, 12:03 PM
May 2018

voted their bigotry and misogyny and here's what it's gotten them. The only ones I feel badly for are the Democrats who didn't betray their principles and are now hurt by those who did.

Solly Mack

(90,740 posts)
3. "...unintended -- though often foreseeable -- consequences..."
Tue May 15, 2018, 12:10 PM
May 2018

That's kind of like claiming you didn't mean for someone to die when you decided to shoot the store up. Because, golly, you were just angry at the store...not the people.





Demsrule86

(68,352 posts)
7. Just to remind you...not only did most in the GM plant vote for Hillary but they also do outreach
Tue May 15, 2018, 12:25 PM
May 2018

every election...every presidential year in Ohio promises are made and then reneged on...I hope we come up with a manufacturing plan...saying the jobs won't come back won't cut it.

davekriss

(4,608 posts)
11. You bet!
Tue May 15, 2018, 12:28 PM
May 2018

Every modern Republican administration has resulted in deep recessions causing loss of jobs, loss of middle class wealth, and reduction in the quality of life for all but the topi of our socio-economic hierarchy. It’s much worse when there’s a Republican President, Republican Senate, and Republican House. They are just toxic for Main Street economy. You know, where most of us “live”.

Facts are facts, right-wing lurkers.

Demsrule86

(68,352 posts)
9. Actually I live in the area hub's retired after 30 from Lordstown...people here are angry about this
Tue May 15, 2018, 12:26 PM
May 2018

Those were good paying jobs and the steel jobs are shit money and not enough steel left to really do any good...so you are wrong.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
12. It will be for millions of Americans who are losing their jobs
Tue May 15, 2018, 12:34 PM
May 2018

I’m usually an optimist and I know what you mean, but it won’t just be a matter of reversing what he’s done and will do. Where our country fails other countries will take up the slack. They’ll have to just to survive.



Demsrule86

(68,352 posts)
17. I am upset too...more with the courts than anything else...so hope we take the Senate...so
Tue May 15, 2018, 04:46 PM
May 2018

Schumer can go to Trumpy and say...Mr. Pussy grabber, no more judges for you! I know the Senate is a longshot, but a girl can dream! But even if we just take the house, we can do some good and shut down most of his bullshit.

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