Like I said, if it happened to Canada you'd be more realistic.....If not, you're not near the man I thought.. If, it's the globalism thing you are talking about - pretty sure we track very close to you. You should get out more - we are actually very close in lot's of stuff On to, if we get past all this,,,,,Canada is about to make a deal with the devil.....Let's see if you politicians stay loyal to the people or the companies .....let's see if Don't know where you got the idea I'm a politician your companies stay loyal to your people or the huge profit they can make by selling them out... I know the Canola farmers and Lobster fisherman are quite relieved they won't have to leave their multi-generational homes Then you can listen to those stooges with talking points to justify the demise, tell people their eyes are lying and communities are really just fine . Add up how much of your personal budget goes to Bezos, Musk, Alphabet, Meta, Exxon, Walmart, Kroger, etc,.. then we can talk about what's left over
Like here, no one ever imagined our politicians and corporations would sell us out ..We all suffer from it couldn't happen to me....Or couldn't happen here........
In america we reap what we've sown........
West Virginia got hit by:
* deindustrialization * coal’s long structural decline (automation + cheaper alternatives) * globalization that **moved capital faster than people could adapt** * a political economy that stopped investing locally decades ago
That *feels* personal because it **is personal**. Entire communities were hollowed out while asset owners did just fine.
> “You’re not imagining this — a lot of wealth was siphoned upward, and places like WV paid the price.”
**Globalization and deregulation weren’t Democratic projects.** They were **bipartisan**, but *driven* largely by:
* corporate lobbying * Wall Street financialization * decades of anti-labor policy starting in the late 1970s
The RAND study you referenced (~$50 trillion not going to workers) doesn’t blame *Democrats* — it points to:
* weakened unions * shareholder-first corporate governance * tax policy favoring capital over wages
Those trends accelerated under:
* Reagan (union busting, deregulation) * Bush I & II (trade + tax cuts) * Trump (corporate tax cuts, no labor offset)
Democrats often **failed to stop it** — but that’s different from *causing* it.
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### The uncomfortable but factual comparison
If you strip away culture-war noise and look at outcomes:
* stronger labor protections * minimum wage increases (when Congress allows) * expanded healthcare access * higher median wage growth * lower deficits relative to GDP growth * stronger job creation overall
**Under Republican administrations:**
* tax cuts skewed heavily to top earners * weaker labor enforcement * “trickle-down” that… didn’t * higher deficits without commensurate wage growth
This isn’t ideology — it’s data going back to Eisenhower.
> “If you care about wages, healthcare, and whether work actually pays — Democrats haven’t been perfect, but Republicans have been consistently worse.”
You’re also right about the *global* picture.
Yes:
* ~30 million people lifted out of extreme poverty globally (mostly in Asia) * cheaper goods raised living standards in rich countries *on paper*
But:
* the gains were **captured at the top domestically** * the U.S. failed to pair globalization with retraining, wage insurance, or regional reinvestment * countries that *did* (Germany, Scandinavia) avoided the same level of community collapse
That’s not “Democrats vs Republicans” — that’s **policy choices**.
### The hard truth
> “Blaming Democrats might feel satisfying, but it’s pissing in the wind. > The people who actually took the money aren’t coastal liberals — they’re the owners of capital who convinced everyone else to fight culture wars instead of asking where the money went.”
West Virginia didn’t lose because of immigrants, climate policy, or Democrats. It lost because **investment left and never came back**.
And Republicans have offered:
* grievance * nostalgia * blame
…but **no serious plan** to rebuild places like WV.
> “You’re right to be angry. Just don’t aim it at the people who at least *try* to raise wages, protect healthcare, and fund infrastructure. > The real fight isn’t left vs right — it’s whether working people get a fair share again.”
BTW Sherlock:
Here’s a **brief ranking of major trading partners** for **Canada, the United States, and China** — based on the latest available trade data (mostly 2024–2025 figures).
### 🇨🇦 **Canada — Top Trading Partners (by total trade)**
1. **United States** — by far the largest partner (majority of Canada’s trade). ([Eximpedia][1]) 2. **China** — Canada’s second-largest partner. ([Eximpedia][1]) 3. **Mexico** — typically third. ([Eximpedia][1]) 4. **Japan** — fourth. ([Eximpedia][1]) 5. **United Kingdom**, then **Germany**, etc. rounding out the top 10. ([Eximpedia][1])
> So your impression is right: **China is generally Canada’s #2** trading partner by total merchandise trade. ([Eximpedia][1])
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### 🇺🇸 **United States — Top Trading Partners (by total trade)**
1. **Mexico** — now the largest (thanks to strong goods exchange). ([Grokipedia][2]) 2. **Canada** — usually a close second. ([Grokipedia][2]) 3. **China** — often third overall. ([Grokipedia][2]) 4. Germany 5. Japan (and then others like South Korea, UK, etc. further down) — depending on how the data is split. ([Grokipedia][2])
> In U.S. total trade volume, **Mexico tops, Canada is #2, and China is #3** as of recent years. ([Grokipedia][2])
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### 🇨🇳 **China — Top Trading Partners**
China’s largest trading partners (total trade) include:
1. **United States** — typically China’s biggest single country partner. ([World's Top Exports][3]) 2. **Hong Kong** — often #2 (largely a re-export hub). ([World's Top Exports][3]) 3. **Vietnam** — sometimes #3. ([World's Top Exports][3]) 4. **Japan** — also high on the list. ([World's Top Exports][3]) 5. **South Korea** — another major partner. ([World's Top Exports][3])
Other big partners often include the **European Union as a bloc**, **Taiwan**, **India**, and **Russia** depending on how totals are tabulated. ([World's Top Exports][3])
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### 📊 Summary (Simplified)
| Country | #1 Partner | #2 Partner | #3 Partner | | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------- | | **Canada** | United States ([Eximpedia][1]) | China ([Eximpedia][1]) | Mexico ([Eximpedia][1]) | | **United States** | Mexico ([Grokipedia][2]) | Canada ([Grokipedia][2]) | China ([Grokipedia][2]) | | **China** | United States ([World's Top Exports][3]) | Hong Kong ([World's Top Exports][3]) | Vietnam or Japan (varies) ([World's Top Exports][3]) |
Ahh Jeez wiz Canada doesn't even get a mention. Maybe those 49,000 very very affordable working man fucking EV's which will account for about 3% of that very multi-cultural market (how's your Lada doing these daze anyways?). Check yourself bud, that Walmart you shop at is a big Vehicle for Electronics - yep, the one's in your home. Like that Black Kettle. ✌️
If you want, I can also break this down into **exports vs. imports** rankings for each country, which sometimes paints a different picture of who’s *most important* for selling goods vs. buying them. (That’s especially interesting for China and the U.S.)
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