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“This is a f—ing disaster”: Generational Republican family loses its 95-year-old Sawmill as Trump’s tariff chaos wipes out jobs (wtfdetective.blog)
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For years, Mackeys Ferry Sawmill in North Carolina depended on overseas buyers in China and Vietnam after domestic demand for premium hardwood declined. But when President Donald Trump launched his escalating trade war, the mill’s owners say the damage was immediate and ultimately irreversible. By July—just months after Trump declared his “Liberation Day” tariffs—they made the decision to shut the operation down entirely.

In a recent episode of the Big Take podcast, Bloomberg economics correspondent Shawn Donnan traveled to the “Old North State” to trace how one of America’s oldest trades was shaken by Trump’s tariff battles, and to hear how the mill’s owners now feel about the president they once supported at the ballot box.

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[-] CaliforniaSober@lemmy.ca 93 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Wilson expressed deep regret about parts of his vote. “There are some things I regret about voting for President Trump? Yes, a hundred percent. Trade policy is one of them… I wish it hadn’t have turned out that way.” Even so, he said given the choices on the ballot, he still would have voted for Trump—reflecting a dilemma felt by many in rural America.

Then you deserve this. So shut up and fuck off. Fuck your family and its business and your complete stupidity that led to their financial downfall. Cherry on top is you said you’d do it again you dense POS…

You said you’d do it again despite witnessing a generational economical effect…

You are that awful… Hell you straight up offered ammo for anyone to see how your stupidity has been weaponized beyond yourself…

[-] arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone 34 points 3 weeks ago

Kind of drives me nuts how many of these random articles there are and the people interviewed still say they'd vote for Trump. Like, what is the point of your interview then? You got what you voted for?

[-] radix@lemmy.world 38 points 3 weeks ago

"I lost my job, my house, and most of my friends. My kids won't talk to me, my retirement is wiped out, and I have to pass through 12 armed checkpoints to go anywhere in town.

But I'm also seeing fewer people putting pronouns in their bio, so I guess it was all worth it."

[-] apftwb@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

But I'm also seeing fewer people putting pronouns in their bio

"The TV is telling me thst fewer people are putting pronouns in their bio."

[-] altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

Eating that pronouns soup.

[-] minnow@lemmy.world 31 points 3 weeks ago

Seriously.

"Trump destroyed my multi generation family business, but I'd rather lose my multi generation family business than have a black, female, Democrat for president."

That's the level of brainwashing we're dealing with. It's profound.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

But the tv told me there’s crime in a city I have never been to and will never go! It had to be done

[-] jason@discuss.online 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Dog! There's a book in a library in a school in a state I don't live in that mentions trans. I have no other choice here...

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 3 weeks ago

he would also said she "laughs like a hyena"

[-] CandyPants@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 weeks ago

The thing that gets me is that were Republican primaries. Had they had one shred of sense, they could have voted for a Republican candidate that wasn't going to flip tables over.

They won't even admit that another candidate would have been a better choice.

So then..... you got the idiot that you wanted and you're getting the policies that you deserve.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 3 weeks ago

they are looking for which R candidate will kiss trumps ass, not a moderate or what R is these days.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 9 points 3 weeks ago

he also said "there are some things he regrets" so he means he doesnt really regret he voted for him.

[-] AngryRedHerring@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

"The racism and sexism are great, but the destroying my livelihood thing, not so much"

[-] AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 weeks ago

Get fucked, Wilson.

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

On my clipboard I already have that paragraph copied. I was going to paste it, and say something that may not be word for word exact, but essentially identical in tone and message.

But I see you have it covered before I got here.

[-] pentastarm@piefed.ca 45 points 3 weeks ago

[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

It saddens me how often this image will be relevant over the next 3 to ??? years.

[-] hperrin@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 weeks ago

“Oh no! Exactly what I voted for is happening!”

[-] Rhoeri@piefed.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

LMAO. Eat shit trumpers.

[-] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Wilson expressed deep regret about parts of his vote

About parts? What? About getting tariffs, the one favourite gun that he had used to shoot randomly during his first term? But not about the racism part, or taking away rights from women, people of color, or people not being straight and cis?

[-] D_C@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

"I voted for all those people I don't like to be hurt or killed, not for peaceful God fearing folks like myself to lose money!!"

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 3 weeks ago

"I voted for Mr. Hitler because he'd be good for the economy. I didn't go in for all that Jew-killing stuff. You can't blame that on me." -- German Citizen, 1946

[-] MehBlah@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

This one keeps popping up but I have only so much snark to go around I can spare no more for these self made losers.

[-] rayyy@piefed.social 8 points 3 weeks ago

Farmers are still pro-pedophile because they are getting all that free government money .

[-] MehBlah@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Welfare. Only of a better class than poor folk. They are and have been getting welfare my whole life. When I was in high school this farmers son got new truck every spring. By spring of the next year it would be trashed. Every year they would get their welfare checks from the US government and every year they would get new vehicles to trash. This went on for decades.

[-] ShadowRam@fedia.io 8 points 3 weeks ago

Even so, he said given the choices on the ballot, he still would have voted for Trump

[-] Montagge@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

And the reason the domestic demand for premium hardwood dried up is no one can afford it anymore. All anyone can buy is compressed sawdust bullshit that falls apart if you think too much about moving it

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 3 weeks ago

also people likely arnt buying houses or furnitures.

[-] warm@kbin.earth 6 points 3 weeks ago

Get fucked.

[-] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 5 points 3 weeks ago

Sounds like the market spoke, and I think it said: looooooserrrrr

[-] D_C@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago

THIS IS INTOLERABLE...I have dropped my toast on the floor. Butter side down 😢

Also, haha, shame about that sawmill, you child rapist supporting cunt.

[-] Pringles@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago

Get a cat:

[-] Hypnotoad_@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

The tears, they're salty

[-] HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth 4 points 3 weeks ago

I hear there's some good ole' American highway overpasses for him and his to live under. Nice plush bed of used needles and broken beer bottles. Didn't ya hear? Rusted out grocery carriages are the new white picket fence! Yeehaw motherfucker.

[-] aramis87@fedia.io 1 points 3 weeks ago

His family owns two lumber mills: they've only had to close one of them, the other is still going full-blast.

[-] HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth 1 points 3 weeks ago

following close behind

[-] aramis87@fedia.io 3 points 3 weeks ago

Even if the second mill closes, so what? His family has been running multiple businesses for generations, there'll be enough there for him to retire in comfort, and likely enough to give his kids a couple legs up in their own lives.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 3 weeks ago

he will have to fight the other homeless, drunks, druggies for space.

[-] whitecollarcry@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

aww rot in hell

[-] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

🃏🎻

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 3 weeks ago

trumps definition of liberation day is very different from his poor suck and loser supporters.

[-] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

:)

[-] obinice@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

lol

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