it's a fine line. tariffs can backfire if there is a shortage locally, or there are distinct quality differences.    if house and senate and state legislature look like that as well, there needs to be a big ass something that comes forward before the next elections that prove things are going better. we need a 365 day celebration of the blessing of the lord almighty on this beautiful nation, splitting each of the 50 states into a week, and the territories getting 2 days a piece. maybe start with a short overview of population and growth and achievement, then immediately focus celebrating those areas with warmer climates in winter, move to those areas furthest north in the mid-summer, and then finish on a national overview with historical and contemporary comparisons for size, success, and personalities. it's better than ok to have regional personality in the us. these climates and the foods and terrain around us very much make us who we are. i say we hijack npr and pbs, and do no news or editorial for the entire year. just day after day of hours of the wonders of life in the usa, the struggles overcome, the remains of efforts that helped build the nation it is, and where it's going, under god.
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