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I overheard some Trump voters visiting Ireland last week (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world to c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world

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A pair of Long Island Trump voters visited Ireland recently. I think they were in their late 60s / early 70s. It looks like the current administration will be downsizing or disbanding the organisation their daughter works at and she'll likely lose her job.

Some other changes made by this administration mean that several of their investments are losing value. So they're very unhappy about him being in power now, although apparently the rape thing and being an overall creep was never an issue.

Anyway, Id' read that people like this exist and never actually saw / heard them before. It's real folks. They don't seem particularly bright but it seems they've done well for themselves in life.

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[–] reiterationstation@lemm.ee 20 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Not particularly bright but done well for themselves are A LOT of Trump voters.

Makes me think some people really shouldn’t have money.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 6 points 13 hours ago

Worse than that; if you have flexible ethics, there are some easy ways to make money while being an idiot.

My wife and I wondered if there was a way to fixup houses and sell them in a way that actually did quality work while netting a decent profit to be worth the time and effort. Our conclusion was that while you might be able to find an opportunity here or there, it would only be enough for occasional side income. If you wanted to make it a job and have piles of money, you almost have to cut all the corners to make it profitable at all. Shitty house flippers have flooded the supply, and it's created a Market for Lemons situation where buyers have to assume it's done badly and price it accordingly.