2013 Ford Focus ST To Cost $23,700

@oldshurst442 You are so right about the auto industry. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/whitmer-told-trump-in-private-that-michigan-auto-jobs-depend-on-a-tariff-change-of-course/ar-AA1Kd8Y9?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=5ad67b9cbe604a80b8b7a0853d63f085&ei=75 Since Trump returned to the White House, Michigan has lost 7,500 manufacturing jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In this story, you have this, but it is only a matter of time: Detroit Axle, a family-run auto parts distributor, has been one of the more vocal companies in Michigan about the impact of the tariffs. The company initially announced it might have to shut down a warehouse and lay off more than 100 workers, but later said it would be able to keep the facility open, at least for now. The fact is Idiot47 seems to think he can issue a statement and the next day all those jobs will appear and all work just fine. Fact is even with saying manufacturing must be done here, it will take years to build the factories, line up supplies and start building the products. Nothing can just happen overnight, but Idiot47 does not understand that.

Guess in this case my news feed was right as I have not read the story yet, but saw about the proclamation to remove all U.S. booze and return it. Taking away a market from the U.S. companies, one would hope would get these idiot CEOs to wake up and stop supporting Idiot47.

Sorry to hear that. 58 is young.  Too young to pass away.  

Its about time?! 

Maybe that Walmart article was a decade ago, but the Kentucky bourbon industry is hurting right now. https://www.newsweek.com/kentucky-whiskey-distilleries-bankruptcy-2108644 https://nypost.com/2025/08/05/business/kentuckys-9b-whiskey-industry-in-crisis-as-gen-z-drinkers-shun-bourbon-tariffs-take-toll/ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/9-billion-kentucky-whiskey-industry-trouble-wave-bankruptcies-tiktok-tariffs-blame-1740199   The tariffs are a reason.  Some want to blame Gen Z because they dont drink whiskey...   I say byullshyte to the Gen Z excuse.  I say its the retaliation of the world to shun American products.  The CEO of Jack Daniels laughed when Ontario Premier Doug Ford withdrew ALL American alcohol from Ontario liquor stores and Quebec followed suit with the rest of Canada with the exception of Maple Maga Alberta. (But Im willing to bet MOST Albertans boycotted American booze anyway...) Plus the world did the same thing.   Who gives a shyte about Jack Daniels and Jim Beam when Scotland, Ireland and Canada make whiskey, bourbon and rye that is equal to are even better than American whiskey.  Then the CEO of Jack Daniels realized that taking away the products from the shelves is actually more damaging to sales than mere tariffs.  But he dont understand that Canadians will NOT BUY American booze anyhow regardless.  Stars and Stripes Maga down south are so stupid they do not realize that the world does not need to US anymore.  The Kentucky bourbon industry is just the start.  The American automobile industry is up next. THAT one will be the real eye opener.  But it will be too late Im afraid.  But then again,  Donald J. Trump's latest is to try to create hysteria with city take-overs.  Either that will make you guys have a civil war or you will not fight but you guys give up your freedoms slowly slowly with yet another attempt at fascism.  Oh yeah...also to forget about the Epstein connection...     Have a Crown Royal cheers from me.