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0 points_DeadFred_2mo ago0 comments

The foreign tourism segment is 20% of the size of the US ag industry. Saying this is a rounding error is ridiculous. 10% of US tourism employment would be 1.5 million people employed as a result of foreign tourism (total tourism employment is 15 million).

To say this a tiny unimportant segment that isn't worth talking about is ridiculous. Again especially considering the consideration the Republicans give tiny industries like coal which employs 40,000.

It's worth talking about a segment that employs 1.5 million in a discussion about 92k job loses.

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irishcoffee2mo ago

It’s not a big deal that you think this, but it isn’t nearly as important or poignant for the US economy as you’re wanting it to be.

_DeadFred_OP2mo ago

My bad talking about employment on a thread about job cuts and giving background that a rounding error that doesn't matter is still 1.5 million US jobs. The US isn't 'too big to fail'. Death by a thousand cuts is still death. Ignoring each cut because they aren't important enough (only 1.5 million out of the 15 million travel workers) or poignant is dumb.

irishcoffee2mo ago

Nobody claimed the US was too big to fail. Now that I understand your goal, I can fully grasp your frustration.

I suggest not dying on this hill, it isn’t worth the emotional turmoil.

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irishcoffee2mo ago

It’s not a big deal that you think this, but it isn’t nearly as important or poignant for the US economy as you’re wanting it to be.

_DeadFred_OP2mo ago

irishcoffee2mo ago

Nobody claimed the US was too big to fail. Now that I understand your goal, I can fully grasp your frustration.

I suggest not dying on this hill, it isn’t worth the emotional turmoil.

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