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"WaPo reported that over 5 million Americans work in industries that could be impacted by retaliatory tariffs from China and Canada that just went into effect, and the vast majority of them live in counties that voted for Trump. New tariffs from those two countries primarily target the agricultural, manufacturing and energy sectors."

~ Ron Filipkowski

#Musk #Trump #FederalGovernment #NOAA #TaxCuts #billionaires #EconomicElites #tariffs #agriculture #industry
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meidasplus.com/p/this-weekend-

Meidas+ · This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 92By Ron Filipkowski
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Mike Murphy: The Chinese Own Elon
thebulwark.com/p/mike-murphy-t

"The not-so-shadow president's largest #Tesla plant is in #Shanghai, but the People's Republic of China has the pink slip and can take it back at any time. Meanwhile, #China—the world's largest automaker—is working hard to eat into our car #industry, and #Trump... is happily talking about killing subsidies in the critical #EV market—except for Tesla of course."

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"The demise of the German economy has exposed the underlying issue of a ‘dual labour’ market with a whole layer of part-time temporary employees for German businesses on very low wages. About one-quarter of the German workforce now receive a ‘low income’ wage, using a common definition of one that is less than two-thirds of the median."
thenextrecession.wordpress.com 🧵

Labrador West housing is critically low, residents warn — but government wants industry to step up
Residents of Labrador West say the region is facing one of the province's worst housing crises, with near-zero vacancies and sky-high rent — and while the province's housing minister agrees, he says local industry needs to pitch in to solve th...
#housing #crisis #industry #government #LabradorWest #News
cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundlan

One might argue that investment in steel (given probable tariffs from the single largest user of British steel) is unwise, but this might go some way on the road to rebuilding industries that were sacrificed to ‘service’, specifically financial under Thatcher and subsequent governments.

theguardian.com/business/2025/

A good idea or not?

The Guardian · UK rushes forward plans for £2.5bn steel investment after Trump announces tariffsBy Toby Helm

Germany’s car industry crisis - this is what may fix it.

For decades, car-making has been the jewel in Germany's industrial crown, a powerful symbol of the country's famous post-war economic miracle. Its "Big Three" brands, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW, have long been praised for their performance, innovation and precision engineering. But today, the German motor industry is struggling.

What will it take to fix it?

mediafaro.org/article/20250212

BBC NewsGermany’s car industry crisis - this is what may fix itWith the economy a key factor in German elections this month, can the auto sector get back on the road to recovery?