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TexasTowelie

(125,967 posts)
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 05:35 AM 9 hrs ago

Texas Border Towns Voted For Trump, Now They Face Bankruptcy - The Logical Leftist



They voted for a tight border, but did they vote to go broke? In this video, we investigate why Texas border towns that swung hard for Donald Trump are now facing an economic death spiral.

We break down the hard data: a $48.1 BILLION retail industry in the Rio Grande Valley is at risk because the "America First" policies these voters supported are choking off the cross-border trade their towns survive on. From McAllen to Laredo, business owners are realizing that "shutting down the border" means shutting down their own cash flow.

It’s a classic case of voting against your own interests. We look at the numbers, the bankruptcies, and the harsh reality settling in for the Texas GOP.
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Texas Border Towns Voted For Trump, Now They Face Bankruptcy - The Logical Leftist (Original Post) TexasTowelie 9 hrs ago OP
They should call someone who gives a damn Ray Bruns 7 hrs ago #1
I wouldn't feel safe riding anywhere south of the VA/NC border with my Maryland tags wolfie001 7 hrs ago #2
I remember being cut off and run off the road by drooling rednecks in the '70s. enigmania 7 hrs ago #4
I picture those mountain morons from 'Deliverance' wolfie001 7 hrs ago #5
Me too BonnieJW 6 hrs ago #11
...... wolfie001 1 hr ago #13
MAGA morons FAFOed LymphocyteLover 7 hrs ago #3
Truly stupid people Chili Pepper 7 hrs ago #6
I was so sad for them when I read the headline. mwb970 6 hrs ago #7
They cut their own throats... GiqueCee 6 hrs ago #8
Cutting off your nose to spite your face never ends well dlk 6 hrs ago #9
Trump's immigration policy is modeled on Abbott's. N.t. bronxiteforever 6 hrs ago #10
What, they can't just sell Turnip 2028 merch and MAGA hats to get by? What happened to... Ol Janx Spirit 6 hrs ago #12

wolfie001

(7,277 posts)
2. I wouldn't feel safe riding anywhere south of the VA/NC border with my Maryland tags
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 07:33 AM
7 hrs ago

Fuck that. I always had the feeling even back in the '80s when I was in my 20s. "Easy Rider' left an impact on me. Seeing those skinheads kill the stars left an impression that was rooted in truth.

enigmania

(406 posts)
4. I remember being cut off and run off the road by drooling rednecks in the '70s.
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 07:47 AM
7 hrs ago

They would stop and stand on the sidewalk, pointing at me, in the little towns, as I waited for the freight trains to pass through.

BonnieJW

(3,089 posts)
11. Me too
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 08:37 AM
6 hrs ago

I live in Virginia and years ago my husband's company offered to transfer us to South Carolina. He said he was considering it and I asked him how often he would come to see me in Virginia.

dlk

(13,154 posts)
9. Cutting off your nose to spite your face never ends well
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 08:17 AM
6 hrs ago

They are getting exactly what they asked for. Actions have consequences and some people require learning the hard way.

Ol Janx Spirit

(787 posts)
12. What, they can't just sell Turnip 2028 merch and MAGA hats to get by? What happened to...
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 08:51 AM
6 hrs ago

...pulling yourself up by the bootstraps?

Will there be a One Big Beautiful Border Bailout Bill of 2026?

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