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Let’s ask bin Laden!LOL. Not possible unless you remove Obama
Pat LeBlanc, the chairman of EBW Electronics, is a Republican who voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. Two years later, he says he feels “betrayed” and that his factory may have to move to Mexico because of the president’s tariffs, which will likely slice his 2019 profits in half.
“It’s killing us,” he said. “I just feel so betrayed. If we fail because the company is being harmed by the government, that just makes me sick.”
These comments are a striking about-face from remarks LeBlanc made in 2013. At the time, EBW was ranked as one of the fastest growing companies in the Midwest.
“Yeah, we’re adding jobs and we’re growing faster than anyone else,” told The Holland Sentinel at the time. “Getting into LEDs is what really propelled us. And we’re not moving to Mexico.”
Cory Steeby, EBW’s president, says the tariffs on steel and aluminum imports were “a tax that comes right off the bottom line,” and that moving to Mexico appears to be the only way to avoid them.
“It totally incentivizes you to move out of the United States and build either in Canada or Mexico,” Steeby said. “These are active conversations right now.”
They....didn't....really....care.....Trump has been a complete disaster. You’ve been lied to. Do you have any self-respect at all?
More coal plants have closed under Trump than in Obama's last term - CNNPolitics
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The Mitchell Power Station, just south of Pittsburgh, actually turned Pennsylvania coal into power for a good 65 years before the discovery of cheaper, cleaner forms of energy.
As fracked natural gas and renewables like wind and solar undercut the price of coal, both Mitchell and the nearby Hatfield's Ferry power plants were deactivated on the same day in 2013.
Many in this corner of coal country blamed Obama-era regulations on their demise, so when a candidate named Donald Trump promised to end a so-called "war on coal," they were ready to believe.
"We are putting our great coal miners back to work," he repeated to rally crowds waving "Trump Digs Coal" signs. "I'm coal's last shot."
But thanks largely to free-market forces, more coal-fired power plants have been deactivated in Trump's first two years in office then in Obama's entire first term. When asked about the President's claim to be the savior of coal, veteran miner and industry consultant Art Sullivan bristles.
"He's trying to get their votes," he says, standing by the fenced-off entrance to a mine not far from Mitchell where he once served as Face Boss, a coal industry term for managers. "He's lying to them."
Lol, when you call almost half of the country a basket of deplorables. Now that's hate.Each and every single one of these coal mines can close and these dumb bastards will still support their Trumpenführer.
Like he told them during his campaign, if he shot someone on 5th Avenue, they'd still support him.
Trump has been a complete disaster. You’ve been lied to. Do you have any self-respect at all?
More coal plants have closed under Trump than in Obama's last term - CNNPolitics
.
The Mitchell Power Station, just south of Pittsburgh, actually turned Pennsylvania coal into power for a good 65 years before the discovery of cheaper, cleaner forms of energy.
As fracked natural gas and renewables like wind and solar undercut the price of coal, both Mitchell and the nearby Hatfield's Ferry power plants were deactivated on the same day in 2013.
Many in this corner of coal country blamed Obama-era regulations on their demise, so when a candidate named Donald Trump promised to end a so-called "war on coal," they were ready to believe.
"We are putting our great coal miners back to work," he repeated to rally crowds waving "Trump Digs Coal" signs. "I'm coal's last shot."
But thanks largely to free-market forces, more coal-fired power plants have been deactivated in Trump's first two years in office then in Obama's entire first term. When asked about the President's claim to be the savior of coal, veteran miner and industry consultant Art Sullivan bristles.
"He's trying to get their votes," he says, standing by the fenced-off entrance to a mine not far from Mitchell where he once served as Face Boss, a coal industry term for managers. "He's lying to them."
You’re so fucking stupid.Let’s ask bin Laden!LOL. Not possible unless you remove Obama
He has been dead since December of 2001, moron.
When 20% of the country ARE deplorable, that’s just telling the truth.Lol, when you call almost half of the country a basket of deplorables. Now that's hate.Each and every single one of these coal mines can close and these dumb bastards will still support their Trumpenführer.
Like he told them during his campaign, if he shot someone on 5th Avenue, they'd still support him.
Is this the candidate you're talking about? Yeah, I'm sure they would have been better off accepting that.Trump has been a complete disaster. You’ve been lied to. Do you have any self-respect at all?
More coal plants have closed under Trump than in Obama's last term - CNNPolitics
.
The Mitchell Power Station, just south of Pittsburgh, actually turned Pennsylvania coal into power for a good 65 years before the discovery of cheaper, cleaner forms of energy.
As fracked natural gas and renewables like wind and solar undercut the price of coal, both Mitchell and the nearby Hatfield's Ferry power plants were deactivated on the same day in 2013.
Many in this corner of coal country blamed Obama-era regulations on their demise, so when a candidate named Donald Trump promised to end a so-called "war on coal," they were ready to believe.
"We are putting our great coal miners back to work," he repeated to rally crowds waving "Trump Digs Coal" signs. "I'm coal's last shot."
But thanks largely to free-market forces, more coal-fired power plants have been deactivated in Trump's first two years in office then in Obama's entire first term. When asked about the President's claim to be the savior of coal, veteran miner and industry consultant Art Sullivan bristles.
"He's trying to get their votes," he says, standing by the fenced-off entrance to a mine not far from Mitchell where he once served as Face Boss, a coal industry term for managers. "He's lying to them."
Those coal workers shouldn't have been so lazy to not choose the candidate who actually wanted to help them get retrained so they can have a career.
The candidate who didn't lie to them wanted to help them get the proper training to have new careers.
They chose the lazy way out. The candidate who lied to them telling them they don't have to be retrained and can keep working in a job that is basically dying out and a dead end.
I wish they had listened to the person who didn't lie to them.
People may not like an uncomfortable or inconvenient truth but a pretty lie only ends up with people getting the shaft. They would have been much better off accepting that truth.
