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Roy Rolling

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10. Losers in the competition of business

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2026, 02:46 AM

Yesterday

When business became slow, Conn moved production to China.

Instead of being competitive, the strategy was to kiss Trump’s ass and beg for an exception to the rule of commerce—change the rules to survival of the least efficient. It’s what has made America great again.

Enough said.

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