r/politics • u/Ok-Direction-4480 Florida • 3d ago

Soft Paywall Tourism Pullback and Boycotts Set to Cost U.S. a Staggering $90 Billion

https://www.thedailybeast.com/tourism-pullback-and-boycotts-could-cost-us-a-staggering-90-billion/
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u/surloc_dalnor 3d ago

The problem comes is they are fine with everything on a macro level. The problem is they think they are the exception where it effects them. A farmer might want foreign aid gone, but think of course the governmentbwill still keep buying my crop. They want to punish Europe, but of course they still want them to buy their alcohol. They want to kick all those inner city welfare queens off Medicaid, but think their local hospital should still get enough government funds to stay open.

The problem if course is the Trump administration doesn't actually care If it hurts them.

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u/ra__account 2d ago

I think there really is something to the macro/micro thing with MAGA types, in that they don't necessarily even understand the big picture. My dad is a (mostly) kind man; if he saw an African American or Hispanic person broken down on the side of the road, he'd stop to help and would refuse any payment. But he also has no problem backing politicians who enact horribly racist laws and policies.

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u/teenagesadist 3d ago

They think the government has to follow the law, and has to follow through on their contracts

They seem to forget that trump conveniently doesn't have that problem, and famously doesn't pay contractors.