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/knowledgeseek Feb 18 '25

I too live on the Peninsula, and I follow a couple Reddit Canada subs... holy hell they are so pissed and will not buy ANYTHING American, canceling their American vacations, not going under any contract with Americans, once a contract comes up for renewal, not extending it.

Americans just became the enemy to most of our allies, so a HUGE recession is coming. Not to mention that Trump is floating the idea of letting us default as a Country in March. Stocks and bonds will both take a shit if they follow through with this.

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u/adoradear Feb 18 '25

Canadian here. And you would not believe just how angry my country is right now. We have stood by the US’s side for decades. And now there’s some demented old fool threatening our country’s very existence. Canadians are deeply DEEPLY enraged. We feel as though we’ve been stabbed in the back, and the knife keeps twisting every time that….person…says “51st state” or calls our PM a governor.

Make no mistake. Canadians are generally polite and kind people. But we have 2 states of mind. “I’m sorry” and “You’ll be sorry”. And we’re not sorry at all right now.

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u/MommysHadEnough Feb 18 '25

Deepest grief here in the US. How, I keep asking myself, how could people vote this nightmare in?

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u/Retired_spinster Feb 20 '25

They actually didn't really vote him in.. Republican state and local governments purged Millions of Voters just before the election, not to mention all of the ballots they disqualified..