• Almonds@mander.xyz
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    2 days ago

    It’s going to be wonderful for our economy

    I’m sure this has nothing to do with international tourism sharply dropping.

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      Every single person I’ve talked to about this, including those that have traveled to the US as tourists in recent years, say they wouldn’t currently travel there. The non zero chance of being “administration error’d to a gulag” is pretty off-putting?! What a time to live!

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        They went from enjoying an upward trend in tourism revenue across the country, to projections of $10+b in loss within six months. They’re not going to get that much money from the American citizens they are encouraging to travel.

        Shit, it isn’t even really safe to travel across states anymore, who knows what they’ll imply from your traffic data. A young woman traveled across state lines and needed medical care? Time to accuse her of an abortion, and tack on federal charges while they’re at it.