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Jim Beam shutting down bourbon production at Kentucky distillery for a year as Trump’s trade wars hit sales (www.independent.co.uk)
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Trade war with Canada has contributed to a significant decline in U.S. liquor sales

Jim Beam, one of the largest makers of American whiskey globally, is shutting down bourbon production at one of its Kentucky distilleries for a year.

The move comes amid Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada, which has contributed to a significant decline in U.S. liquor sales after the country ushered in a boycott of American booze, and as more young adults are cutting back on drinking.

Jim Beam, owned by Suntory Global Spirits, is one of Kentucky’s biggest bourbon producers.

The Bluegrass state’s $9 billion whiskey bourbon industry has been struggling to manage its abundant supply of liquor against the drop in demand.

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[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

We say they are stupid because they don't have the same information we have. We run in different circles, and read different information intentionally.

But there are neurosurgeons out there who live in towns where everyone watches Fox News and such and everyone around them repeats the same shit, and they believe Biden caused the inflation, and Trump did nothing wrong and was going to fix inflation with a magic wand and no policies to do so. It is enforced by everyone/thing around them. Should they realize, yeah.. but that neurosurgeon isn't "stupid", they are ignorant.

[-] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago

I don't think they are stupid. I think they are greedy and cruel. In the past that could lead to them getting ahead of their fellow Americans. The reality is that they are now in the pool of people who are hurt by greed and cruelty and they were willfully blind to it. Many GOP voters would still vote for exactly what is happening to them right now if only it would affect people they hate (everyone) more than it affects them. American "exceptionalism" and "individualism" contributed to this.

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