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Originally Posted by HalvOnHorseracing
Now if you were the president, wouldn't you worry a lot more about all the retail workers who are losing jobs to companies like Amazon, and the solar industry which is providing more jobs each year?
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No. Why should the president worry about jobs in a free, competitive market? Amazon is the big boy in a growing market, e-retail, but competition is growing and Amazon is doing nothing illegal. Brick and mortar retail has to adapt or die. Wal-Mart has figured that out, and is shaping up to be a major Amazon competitor.
Trump's "worry" about the solar industry has shown the unintended consequences of a president sticking his nose in where he shouldn't. Most solar panels sold in this country are imported. Most solar jobs here are installing panels, not manufacturing them. Trump's tariffs on imported solar panels resulted in lower demand, and thus fewer jobs for American installers.
