• Rooty@lemmy.world
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    They could’ve simply asked him to spawn domestic production chains with an executive order, duh! Read Art Of The Deal, dumb dumbs.

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    “Damn that’s wild because I voted for you to have zero tariffs and a $50K tax break as a small business owner under Kamala,” reads the top comment under the video.

    One of the best comments because it’s true and he can’t dismiss it as people being mean or reveling in his pain, just stating reality.

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    Oh fuck that guy. He knew good and goddamn well those tariffs would hurt people. He just didn’t care because he thought they would not affect him. Cry that your cruelty backfired all you want, but I also love this for you. I hope he gets even more of what he voted for.

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    Yes. Prospect for land. Work with local regulators on zoning and permits. spend millions.

    Hire architects, contractors. Go through several phases of designs and decisions. Spend millions.

    Research manufacturing equipment. Price sellers and eventually buy manufacturing equipment. Spend millions.

    Hire and train staff, costing millions.

    Power on manufacturing plant (costs millions).

    Pay employees (costing WAY more than it did overseas)…

    And then like, yeah, smooth sailing baby…?

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      How about you do all that and then sell me your product, and then I turn around and sell it to the customer and make 5X the money you make?

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    Is putting small companies out of business better for the country? No. Is putting this guy out of business better for the country? Maybe. 🤷🏻

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        Rim importers are very important to our economy. Without them there are no jobs importing rims. These rim jobs are something not everyone is willing to do. We should praise those who are willing to perform these rim jobs.

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    The business owner posted a follow-up video Friday, replying to a comment that said “I love this for you,” criticizing the mocking response he was met with.

    “Yeah, I voted for Trump, absolutely. Did I know he was going to increase the tariffs? Yes, I did,” he said. “However, I thought that the infrastructure would be set up prior for small business to come back to America and manufacture in America. So to wish ill on someone and to love the fact that they’re suffering, to love the fact that their family is being negatively affected, because I didn’t vote the same way that you did is [expletive] up.”

    He went on to explain that he doesn’t judge people based on their politics and has friends across the political spectrum.

    “I’m sorry, a lot of you are [expletive] up … I hope you guys can be better people,” he concluded.

    But the comment section again wasn’t in the mood for sympathy.

    “I didn’t think the leopard would eat MY face,” wrote one person.

    “I’m starting to think this is rage bait because there is no way,” concluded someone else.

    Additionally, he ends his tik tok by saying, “[if he can’t get any help] it’s back to digging ditches again. Which I’m not scared to do, but it’s a little harder with a wife, two kids, and 45 years old.”

    lolol 💃🪩🕺

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      On one hand you’re probably right. On the other hand, lack of empathy is how we get here to start with.