on September 15, 2025, 12:37 pm, in reply to "Could this be a harbinger of serious impending economic decline:"
Maybe those f***ing tariffs that add a ton of $$ to their manufacture? Before, without tariffs, cars and their parts were sent between Mexico and Canada along with key components imported from China. Now, every part and much of their assembly is subject to tariffs.
At this point, the expensive union jobs that were eliminated with the manufacturing being sent between countries would be cheaper. However, it's too late to bring them back with the factories shuttered and workers either retired or moved on to other jobs.
BLAME tRUMP!!
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