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The foreign tourism segment is 20% of the size of the US ag industry. Saying this is a rounding error is ridiculous. 10% of US tourism employment would be 1.5 m
by _DeadFred_ 8mo ago
The foreign tourism segment is 20% of the size of the US ag industry. Saying this is a rounding error is ridiculous. 10% of US tourism employment would be 1.5 million people employed as a result of foreign tourism (total tourism employment is 15 million).
To say this a tiny unimportant segment that isn't worth talking about is ridiculous. Again especially considering the consideration the Republicans give tiny industries like coal which employs 40,000.
It's worth talking about a segment that employs 1.5 million in a discussion about 92k job loses.
- irishcoffee 8mo agoIt’s not a big deal that you think this, but it isn’t nearly as important or poignant for the US economy as you’re wanting it to be.
- _DeadFred_ 8mo agoMy bad talking about employment on a thread about job cuts and giving background that a rounding error that doesn't matter is still 1.5 million US jobs. The US isn't 'too big to fail'. Death by a thousand cuts is still death. Ignoring each cut because they aren't important enough (only 1.5 million out of the 15 million travel workers) or poignant is dumb.
- irishcoffee 8mo agoNobody claimed the US was too big to fail. Now that I understand your goal, I can fully grasp your frustration. I suggest not dying on this hill, it isn’t worth the emotional turmoil.