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RUMINATO POLITICS
The Saga Continues — Will You Be the Next to Disappear?
A report from Syracuse, New York demonstrates the kind of country we are becoming right in front of our eyes
Today, the hammers and saws and nail guns are silent in my neighborhood for a third week. The workers who normally spend their hours in the Georgia heat to maintain the aesthetics of my upper-income-adjacent neighborhood are gone.
The roofers? Gone. No men in MAGA hats have replaced them. Construction sites? Abandoned. Occasionally, a grumpy general contractor pulls into the driveway next door, pulls out a few pieces of lumber, and works for a few hours before calling it a day.
If you think you were paying high rent before the November presidential election, y’ain’t seen nothin’ yet. The numbers aren’t in yet, but not even my admittedly damaged eyes can deceive. Simple upgrades are not a thing right now, much less new construction. The construction crews are being harassed out of the country.
I can’t add my usual source material to provide empirical evidence. Not yet. Besides, will the current regime even release the precipitous drop in new home construction when the numbers start rolling in? Will the MuskBrats alter the numbers? It’s a legit…
