Blue state resistance builds against Trump

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18. California is in the crosshairs of TFA's revenge

I expect he will start by focusing on undocumented workers in those states that he didn't carry.

California farm workers are easy targets for him; expect the cost of produce to increase significantly for the country when he deports laborers from the fields of the Imperial, San Joaquin, and Salinas Valleys. Sweatshop workers in LA and elsewhere will be harassed. Home construction costs will explode due to a shrinking labor pool, which will also lead to an increase in the price of resale properties. An increase in tariffs will reduce the amount of shipping through west coast ports, and consequently reduce the number of port workers and truckers required to move the goods. I anticipate an increase in both unemployment and crime rates as a consequence.

These actions would all create severe inflationary pressures on our entire economy, but TFA will just blame the effects on the Democrats in control of their state government. He will accept no responsibility for the chaos he will deliberately create. Musk has said to expect some economic pain when TFA takes office, and I wouldn't be surprised if the stock market tanks the day he gives his inaugural speech outlining his "plan" to attack the economy.

Other Blue states will be similarly affected, with some differences based on their employers. Maryland and Virginia will have a lot of unemployed government workers.

Just don't expect Devin Nunes' Iowa dairy farm to be raided.