Hispanics in Texas tend socially conservative. They’re also big fans of the “I’ve got mine” ladder pull. Texas is not going to turn purple any time soon.
Agency employees look like the general public. A third or so are gonna be maga and rooting for this even until they’re fired. Another is just disengaged and think “both sides bad” and this is going to be like business as usual.
It would be accurate to call a tariff what it is: a tax. Maybe the downside is ostrich-heads won’t be able to bury their heads in the sand and pretend it’s not a tax.
People are very used to paying taxes that don’t show up on their pay statement. Things like sales tax, property tax.
Hispanics in Texas tend socially conservative. They’re also big fans of the “I’ve got mine” ladder pull. Texas is not going to turn purple any time soon.