Buyers’ Remorse. Google Trends Reports “Tariffs Are Bad” and “Change My Vote” As Xmas Bonuses Cut

Nothing like a dose of reality to wake somebody the phuque up. I was totally expecting this — had predicted it — but way down the road. But it looks like reality bites sooner, rather than later. The article that you’re about to read makes reference to an actual conversation that an employer had to have with his employees about why their Christmas bonuses would be eliminated (as predicted in a story we published here last night. You don’t need imagination to see the obvious.)

In any event, this scenario played out with a small manufacturer in Pennsylvania and the people were devastated. And this is going on all over the country. And to be perfectly honest? I thought about having the same conversation with the writers here at PZ. Not because we import a product or have an issue with tariffs. But because the night of the election and for days afterward the traffic was so godawful that I feared we would go out of business. I share this with you so that you can know that Trump’s election is already sending economic shockwaves throughout this country on every level and it hasn’t even been one week since Election Day. Meidas Touch:

The economic realities of tariffs are quickly setting in for small business owners, many of whom are directly affected. Meiselas shared the story of a Pennsylvania small manufacturing company whose employees learned that their holiday bonuses would be cut to prepare for the financial strain anticipated from increased import costs. The company’s president reportedly had to explain to workers what tariffs are and how they function, revealing a widespread misunderstanding of the economic policy

For larger companies, the impact of tariffs is no less stark. Automotive companies like Nissan and Stellantis are already bracing for cost increases and have announced impending layoffs to mitigate anticipated losses. CNN recently highlighted that the prices of common goods are expected to rise as companies pass along the cost of tariffs to consumers. Leaders from major U.S. corporations, including AutoZone, have confirmed that price increases are on the way, with some anticipating hikes as early as next year.

All I can say is that Liz Cheney told them, all of the generals told them, Mike Pence told them, the White House staffers told them, everybody told them. They didn’t want to believe. Now it’s FAFO time and they’re going to Find Out. If you want to listen to Brett Meiselas talk about this, here’s the link. But you’ve gotten the gist of it by reading the article here.

 In the hours surrounding the election, searches for terms like “change my vote” and “are tariffs bad” surged, particularly in key battleground states such as Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and North Carolina. Meiselas pointed to these searches as an indicator of the swift realization among voters about the potential consequences of Trump’s trade policies.

Unbelieveable. But some people can only learn by hardship. I have seen this in my life countless times. You can advise somebody to use reliable birth control, you can advise them to get health checkups, not to believe that COVID is fake news, you can tell them the truth about any number of subjects under the sun. But it isn’t until they’re pregnant or lying in the hospital, with a tumor having been found, that they become teachable. I guess that same quirk of human nature is what we’re about to see exposed.

You’re going to reap what you sowed MAGA. And you’re not going to like it.

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