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L Murphy's avatar

You should send the article on Banned American Foods to Howard Lutnick so he can understand why other countries DON'T IMPORT our beef or chicken! Also, if you send him pictures and the history of rice paddy farming in Asia, he'll understand why Asia doesn't import American rice! LOL

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Jessica Weingarten's avatar

I try to stay off their radar -- it's bad enough I post. Plus, he wouldn't understand.

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Tina Stein's avatar

Wow- this is an amazing comprehensive article that explains why trump is bankrupting the country. You are incredible!!

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Jessica Weingarten's avatar

AWWW -- thanks. I hope you'll share it and restack it so other people know about it -- it's hard to get people to understand about the tariffs and their upshots. BTW - your petition is in tomorrow's post.

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Abbe Seldin's avatar

I hate them sooooooo much😡🤬👹

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Jessica Weingarten's avatar

Yeah -- but every time we get out there and show we're watching and opposed, every time we write to our reps to remind them how to vote for our interests -- it matters.

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Abbe Seldin's avatar

I know! But Jessica we need to retire.

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Jessica Weingarten's avatar

I've looked at my IRAs and my 401(k) - and I'm cognizant that there may be no more Social Security by the end of the year, along with no Medicare. I wonder if the worth of my house will decrease.

I have spent 40 years saving everything I could because I wanted to NEVER end up living in my car with my dogs eating cat food. And I'm watching it evaporate.

I no longer see a path to retirement. This makes me sad, because I REALLY wanted to retire next year. REALLY REALLY REALLY. I had such great plans!

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Rochelle Rabin's avatar

I am so sorry. I was looking at next year, also. Doesn't seem likely now. Lucky for me my brain is still working.

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Jessica Weingarten's avatar

Yup, my brain, too...but I'm tired, and there are things I REALLY want to do. For example, I can't say to my boss that I need off from 10 am to 3 pm every Tuesday and Thursday to go into Philly and take the mosaics class I want to take. Corporate America doesn't go for that!

My biggest fear is that due to the government cuts, my company undertakes layoffs. That would mean automatic retirement, since unlike you, I'm not self-employed.

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Richard Weingarten's avatar

This gave me a moment to laugh at the disaster unfolding. Worth the few minutes:-

https://mashable.com/video/stephen-colbert-trump-tariffs-chatgpt-formula

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