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Very good friend has a extremely successful EC business and he just told me last week he would hire a dozen right now if he could.

Agreed, I doubt an electrician would have a hard time finding work ANYWHERE in the US.

You scared bro? I think point of use solar is better than large wind/solar farms unless in the SW us. There is one down by Iowa City that I came across not long ago....its an abomination and in very productive farmland as well. Millions of acres of desert or arid ground in the US that would be better suited for it.

Average hourly wage is over triple FMW in the US. I don't buy there is hardly anyone working for FMW except for possibly some service industry jobs who get tips. Hell most of those 81K are probably involved in an S-Corp that pay themselves minimum and simply take distributions. Sound familiar? In 2023, approximately 81,000 workers in the United States earned exactly the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (.gov). Additionally, about 789,000 workers had wages below the federal minimum. This means that a total of 870,000 hourly workers earned at or below the federal minimum wage.

Not really....I know it has and I've never agreed with it. Pretty sure it would have stood on its own though. BTW I also have always disagree with farm subsidies but I still support that industry.

Being fair and a covid jab skeptic myself I've seen how many young people treat themselves. Vapes, pot, gummies, energy drinks. Not saying it isn't a part and needs to get looked into but so does other things.

So that industry can't survive without govt subsidies? Don't like seeing guys laid off but sorry not sorry about wasteful green energy initiatives. Huge solar fields are a scar on the environment....its best for point of use. I hope every single one of these still in the works is cancelled.

I'm not claiming for a second that we don't need to help those that most need it. But the thought that our current "welfare" spending is about a trillion $'s a year or over $3000 PER PERSON is evidence we need to find ways for people to get off of it. Keep in mind this is just 3 programs. Add in the next 4 and it climbs to around $1.1 trillion.

States that benefit the most..... California, Texas, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Florida all have huge illegal immigrant workforce. Some statistics on illegal worker compensation. No wonder some of those states fight this so hard to keep illegals. Wage Gap: (Google AI) Undocumented workers generally earn less than their documented counterparts. Econofact states that the hourly wages of undocumented workers are 42% lower than those of U.S.-born and documented immigrant workers. Other things to consider.....IF illegal immigrant are paying into FICA or Federal Income taxes it means they have likely stolen someone's SS #. Ever wonder why DOGE was finding so many still active past 100 YO. Reality is a big percentage likely isn't paying into either. If they are paying in under a stolen number then they are able to get Federal and State welfare benefits. If they are earning 42% less than US born worker hourly wages then they likely are a strain on our social services. This can occur without them even receiving actual fed or state aid by reducing the available private aid available to American's that buffer welfare. Anyone who has been to an emergency or acute care facility in the past understands that its likely they use it for emergency and normal care. This puts the cost on us who do have insurance or can pay. Its hilarious that the people who defend the employers of Illegals immigrants are the same people who cry over the likes of a Walmart paying too low causing the taxpayer to shoulder some of the burden of care. Sure there is some benefit to having illegals here but that by far and away is the employers....not the taxpayers. Trump absolutely needs to go after employers along with illegal immigrants.

Oh FFS..... I mentioned numerous times about Vance's amazing story in his upbringing.....have you?

Experienced....you mean like in business experience and not politics.

Dude you supported Trudeau and probably that commie Carney so you really need to shut the fuck up about anything brain wise.

Have any of the girls mentioned names besides Prince Andrew and Epstein?

Dude its not even close. Think about this....you don't like how Trump does things but somewhat agree with why he's doing it or the goal. At least a few topics. People on here disliked Biden because of the end goals AND the fact the entire leftist Cabal was hiding is mental decline. Yet you barely posted a thing negative about him or his supporters.

Honestly dude we've gotten nowhere but walked all over being nice and you know it. I'm not saying he doesn't go too far at times but I'd rather it be on that end than where we've been. Start off being nice openly negotiating and its years and your term is over. I applaud the go for broke so you can get something actually done method. I do find the whole "I like the idea but hate the method completely viewpoint" amusing. Getting what is needed done I find far more important in most cases than how we got there." I'll give a perfect example. Biden's pull out of Afghanistan. While I extremely disliked how it was done the result was extremely important. Get out of that fucking hell hole. If we weren't going to really stay and run the place and yes somehow financially benefit from its resources then it was long past due to go. Actually once we killed off the Al Qaeda and OBL left so should have we. The ME is different than the fascist Axis powers. It religious fanaticism you have to rewire....not political and that simply can't be done. But we all know the checkbook never would have gotten open if that had been the case.