For years, Mackeys Ferry Sawmill in North Carolina depended on overseas buyers in China and Vietnam after domestic demand for premium hardwood declined. But when President Donald Trump launched his escalating trade war, the mill’s owners say the damage was immediate and ultimately irreversible. By July—just months after Trump declared his “Liberation Day” tariffs—they made the decision to shut the…
  • Salamanderwizard@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Huh. Well put. Now it’s got me thinking, more folks are becoming cruel because they see those bad folks getting what they want. Monkey see Monkey do, right? It’s hard when you struggle every day just to make it. Only to see someone who has no morals living in security.