FAFO, Manufacturing Edition

 

Here's another instance among countless others across the U.S., where MAGA voters express worry and regret for the unhinged and reckless Malignant Fascist's disastrous and illegal tariff policies, as reported by the Associated Press:

"Jay Allen is a fan of President Donald Trump, and voted for him on the belief that the Republican would cut taxes and trim regulations, helping his manufacturing business in northeast Arkansas.

But the tariffs at the core of Trump’s economic agenda have wreaked havoc on his company, Allen Engineering Corp., which makes industrial equipment used to install, finish and pave concrete. The import taxes have raised the costs of engines, steel, gearboxes and clutches made abroad that Allen needs to build power trowels that can sell for up to $100,000 each.

Allen’s experience embodies a growing body of evidence that the tariffs that Trump said would help American factories are, in fact, squashing many of them. The problem could get worse as the administration scrambles to craft new tariffs to replace the emergency import taxes that the Supreme Court ruled illegal in February." (our emphasis)

As they say Mr. Allen, F*ck Around And Find Out.  The MF isn't concerned with your success or failure, and tariffs have been his obsession for decades if you'd bothered to check it out.  Every time he raged against countries "screwing us" in trade, he was promising tariffs.  Instead of protecting domestic businesses, it's ruining them, because unbeknownst to the ignoramus, the U.S. is part of a global economy, where imports and exports are woven into our economic fabric.  Tariffs cost not only the consumer more, but also the business community.  More from the AP report:

"Trump’s core rationale for tariffs has been that they would force more factories to open in the U.S. and would generate enough revenue to close federal budget deficits. But that hasn’t materialized.

Factories continue to shed workers, with 98,000 manufacturing jobs lost during Trump’s first full 12 months back in the White House. American companies that foot the bill for tariffs are now suing the Trump administration for more than $130 billion in tariff refunds. Meanwhile, the federal deficit is projected to climb over the next decade."  (our emphasis)

MAGAts always assumed that their vote for the vengeful MF was a vote against their political, cultural and, yes, racial enemies, and not something that would affect them negatively.  They're finding out differently and we couldn't be more satisfied.