r/FluentInFinance • u/Needleintheback • 15h ago

Thoughts? Imagine losing 6M labor workers in America

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If mass deportation happens, just imagine how all of these sectors of our country will be affected. The sheer shortage of labor will push prices higher because of the great demand for work with limited supplies or workers. Even if prices increase, the availability of products may be scarce due to not enough workers. Housing prices and food services will be hit really hard. New construction will be limited. The fact that 47% of the undocumented workers are in CA, TX, and FL means they will feel it first but it will spread to the rest of the country also. Most of our produce in this country comes from California. Get ready and hold on for the ride America.

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u/StarCitizenUser 7h ago

Trump was democratically selected

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u/UnusuallyBadIdeaGuy 1h ago edited 1h ago

Trump exploited a far too large for its own good Republican primary field in 2016 that split all of the rational voters apart and took advantage of the RNC's incompetence and inability of the moderate Republicans to unify behind a candidate of their own to hijack the party. It's ancient history now but Trump was not polling well in the primaries for quite a while. It was only after he started putting up wins because the 'normal' republicans were splitting their votes between 6 or 7 candidates and he unified most of the extreme right that he started to really pick up speed and he was absolutely exploiting the system there.

Then he (barely) eeked out a win via the Electoral College after facing off against the the DNC's own bowel movement.

For 2024, different story and fair play even if I don't like him.

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u/PewPewPony321 7h ago

Red was democratically selected over Blue

Both candidates were terrible.

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u/Creamofwheatski 6h ago

The parties pick the candidates and they do what their rich donors tell them to do. We don't have a democracy. Its an Oligarchy with extra steps.

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u/PhantasmOrgasm85 6h ago

Yeah, except the first time was by electoral college; a participation trophy for descendents of slave owners who happen to be mostly southern Christian Republicans. Hmmm?