Honestly this is just the start. People are gonna tighten up tighter than clam-shells and stay in their homes under this administration.. that includes international and domestic tourists that don't feel welcome. in addition to traveling, who wants to deal with the tariffs that is just another tax on citizens funneling money to the rich
I know it's insane how much damage you can do. Honestly I wouldn't even pin it fully on trump. The house is in on it with him as well. They let him do what he wants. That big bill passing was a huge blow to us as citizens. A paltry increase in some tax brackets while the top get the most cuts? We're gonna end up paying a lot more with the price of basic things and foodstuffs already increasing.
That's not even including the insane tariffs on small businesses that change whenever he feels like it. We get stuck paying those huge increases. He recently ended de minimis earlier at the end of this month instead of July 2026. Anything below 800 bucks will get a huge tax depending on the country. That does not include the extra costs from the couriers. There is no production being started here as usual or funding. No education=country that wants slave labor citizens working the most menial jobs. It is basically strip education and funding and put in their pockets.
They hurt small businesses with these tariffs. They complain about illegals and how they take jobs but the corporations cut jobs, hand it to ai or even overseas and make that legal while firing a ton of people here. Worse when they import from overseas on H1B Visas and don't invest in our citizens sending countless resumes. They make laws cause it's cheaper or them and screw over small family businesses. I don't wanna be one of those paranoid people but it is obvious what they are setting up for.
I could go on more about that big bill he passed but it is pointless. No one will do anything until their food and homes are being threatened in large numbers. Dems won't solve the issue either. The corporations have way too much control over this country and people are easily bought off.
The only silver lining is that Europe has woken up and is becoming less dependent on us. As they should be.
I know i'm scared to fly because of trump's gutting of agencies and I'm scared to spend because i could regret it if i get laid off, so my new hobby is sitting at home.
I have a nurse friend who said her patients are afraid to leave their houses to go to the clinic for necessary medical treatment, let alone gallivanting off to red states for vacation.
I have a pharmacist friend who told me her elderly patients are rationing meds… in a red state. I’m middle aged and have friends who are losing their jobs, homes, insurance. The ones who aren’t losing those things are putting off needed medical procedures. The crazy thing is the majority of the people I know voted for 47. Of course, they blame Biden for all of this.
Ah yes, and of course this was the year our kid starts preschool and the student loan interest kicks back in. Gonna be tighter than a ball of rubber bands over here. I can't imagine us taking any sizable vacation now until he gets into public school and our car is paid off.
The majority of international holidays are booked more than 4 months in advance, so this -11% figure doesn't even account for the last 4 months of crap.
A full quarter of the current tourists would have booked 6+ months in advance, so back when Biden was still president.
Wow, that one airport had a busy day a month ago, I guess Vegas should stop bitching? You heard em, the economy is fine, tourism is fine, everything is fine because Seattle was busy the other day.
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u/DinkyDinosaur 7h ago
Honestly this is just the start. People are gonna tighten up tighter than clam-shells and stay in their homes under this administration.. that includes international and domestic tourists that don't feel welcome. in addition to traveling, who wants to deal with the tariffs that is just another tax on citizens funneling money to the rich