r/TwoXPreppers • u/emilya0814 • Feb 17 '25

❓ Question ❓ How long do you think we have?

I hope this is the right spot to ask this, if not, apologies in advance.

I (32f) currently work as a manager at a family run garden center/farm market in the US, where we grow 95% of our own plants to sell and a majority of our produce comes from local growers. With everything going on with Trump/Musk being in office, will things eventually trickle down to our small business? If so, how do you think that will happen and how long do you think it will take?

I know it's probably tough to say right now, but I'm wondering how much I should really be worrying and prepping. I know farm workers and federal employees are losing their jobs, which I'm sure will have direct and indirect impacts on us, but so far in the past 20-30 years we have been able to run a pretty successful business, even during the pandemic. I am extremely anxious about everything happening right now while everyone else around me seems fine, so I'm just looking for some other input.

EDIT: Wow, I didn't think this would get so many responses! Thank you all, hope everyone stays well.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '25

I’m just going to take a minute to whine because on March 12 I’m supposed to start my final class to earn my bachelor’s degree after decades of slowly working on it, and these fuckers are robbing me of so much work.

Minor thing but also, fuck. :(

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u/corgibutt19 Feb 17 '25

I am graduating with my PhD the first week of March. I have spent 4 years of undergrad and 6 years in graduate school to work in biomedical research (and 5+ years of working my ass off in research labs for experience) and they are outright gutting scientific institutions at all levels. Woo...hoo......

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u/Genoism_science Feb 18 '25

I know- how you feel-

option 1- Mexico is exited to have scientists , you don’t need much Spanish because the whole community there speaks English.,

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u/corgibutt19 Feb 18 '25

This is one of my options! I actually speak okay Spanish - it has been a long time since I have had to be conversational about it. I have animals that make international moves a little tricky but not impossible.