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Services are white collar and goods are blue collar. Trump was elected by blue collar workers and his plan reflects that.
by Workaccount2 1y ago
Services are white collar and goods are blue collar.
Trump was elected by blue collar workers and his plan reflects that.
- seanmcdirmid 1y agoHis trade deficit calculations also reflects this, and he gets pissed off when someone like Canada or the EU call him out on it. Canada’s digital services tax modeled after Europe, for example, was a non-starter for the Trump admin even though he didn’t bother to include services in his trade deficit calculations.
- robocat 1y agoFine: just don't write economic arguments if that is what you want to say. Blue Collar workers: ~ 30–35% of working population. Policy that screws your country and the other 2/3rds of the population is bad. I do think a country needs a manufacturing base if it wants to support a military without getting pwned.