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Doitnow

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19. How about a Food Slump----I keep thinking of that tomato farmer
Mon Feb 27, 2017, 07:18 PM
Feb 2017

in Alabama whose crop is rotting in the field because his labor pool is in hiding from ICE. Multiply that by all the rest of the farmers and employers who hire essential help. First you have to EAT. When the cost of food goes up, there's less for everything else. Which leads to less buying in the rest of the economy, and subsequently fewer jobs servicing them. ReThugs can't see further than their noses. I swear, half their brains were left out at birth.

It's not earth-shaking on a national level neeksgeek Feb 2017 #1
cities, too. mopinko Feb 2017 #7
Oh, definitely! neeksgeek Feb 2017 #9
I think their ultimate goal is America's isolation. Initech Feb 2017 #11
That's exactly what they want workinclasszero Feb 2017 #14
I have no plans to agree to their plans. neeksgeek Feb 2017 #16
They claim they love America. Deep down, they really hate it. Initech Feb 2017 #17
Tourism is a big industry. I expected something like this to happen The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #2
A lot of small businesses will suffer dalton99a Feb 2017 #3
I think that's going to be an underestimate he has only been in office a short time luvMIdog Feb 2017 #4
Andy Borowitz called this several weeks ago when he said: TheDebbieDee Feb 2017 #5
Who wants to see CARNAGE and DISASTER? dalton99a Feb 2017 #6
More jobs lost under a Republican misadministration. nt tblue37 Feb 2017 #8
Tourism from other Countries is Wellstone ruled Feb 2017 #10
Just wait. smirkymonkey Feb 2017 #12
And so begins Trump and the republican party destruction of the economy for the 99% workinclasszero Feb 2017 #13
The silence from tourism interests is deafening malaise Feb 2017 #15
A lot of these tourists go to national parks greymattermom Feb 2017 #18
How about a Food Slump----I keep thinking of that tomato farmer Doitnow Feb 2017 #19
I'm sure the endless flow of visitors to the Ark and Creation Museum Mr. Ected Feb 2017 #20
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