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IrishBubbaLiberal

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4. On my neighborhood walk, talked to young white pool cleaner

Reply to durablend (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 11:17 AM

Apr 28

Seemed like a good hard worker.
White kid, maybe 30 yrs old, driving his work pickup,
Pool service, at a nice relatively newly built house.

Unusual because most pool service workers now days are minorities,
Mostly Hispanic

I stopped and chatted a bit with him.

Unfortunately he was a MAGA person,
But our chat remained friendly, not confrontation at all.

Before I walked away, I warned him Trump was going to screw him
financially Big Time, and that the working class would be hit the hardest
by Trump.

I said if I see you again in a couple months I will stop and chat again.
And told him Trump was lying to him

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Imports Plunge At Los Angeles Ports, With More Shortages To Follow [View all] IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 28 OP

Same thing happening at Seattle... Wounded Bear Apr 28 #1

Looking at the port this morning, I see ONE Container Ship. maxsolomon Apr 28 #7

Truckers are being warned away from western ports due to high chances ofdeadhead uponit7771 Apr 28 #10

that means they'd get there and have no cargo to pick up? maxsolomon Apr 28 #14

Empty shelves at Wal-Mart by June might finally get MAGA's attention. Ocelot II Apr 28 #2

"HOW COULD JOE BIDEN DO THIS TO US??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?" durablend Apr 28 #3

On my neighborhood walk, talked to young white pool cleaner IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 28 #4

This Meowmee Apr 28 #18

My thoughts exactly.. No cheap chinese goods to run up your credit card on...nt mitch96 Apr 28 #16

Shortages are coming even if Trump cancels all tariffs today dalton99a Apr 28 #5

And moron seems to think that retailers can easily replace the missing import goods on their shelves SWBTATTReg Apr 28 #6

Yes, Chinese can trade w everyone else; US is going alone. China can endure more pain, too, if it has to. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 28 #12

The US isn't going to start manufacturing all that stuff. Ocelot II Apr 28 #19

Perhaps you have a point. But tons of economic activity occurs in Calif and other such states, despite the high SWBTATTReg Apr 29 #20

Shipping is being diverted to Canada, what tariffs did TFG impose on CA/MX uponit7771 Apr 28 #8

There are 25% tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. Zero for the moment on his NAFTA 2.0 products (CUSMA). Bernardo de La Paz Apr 28 #13

Humm Like during prohibition?...will goods be smuggled into the US from Canada and Mexico?? mitch96 Apr 28 #17

More shortages, more hoarding sakabatou Apr 28 #9

yep. I fear what happens when the shelves empty. I see an issue here... MissB Apr 28 #15

Trump needs to be thrown out on his ass now! Initech Apr 28 #11