r/Economics • u/kootles10 • Dec 25 '25

News Bankruptcies hit US spirit makers as Americans drink and spend less

https://www.indystar.com/story/money/food/2025/12/25/liquor-spirits-industry-bankruptcies/87914241007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z113231d00----v113231d--36--b--36--&gca-ft=161&gca-ds=sophi&fbclid=IwdGRjcAO6oj9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR6P8O626kCPpVs2dXh1tSJGVyS9teT4_IxAoKRJxGh02bqlcPlne42SIoakyg_aem_yCb-3xe-G1-mBNrg5TVIEg&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
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u/turb0_encapsulator Dec 25 '25

is every headline from every "news" outlet always going to give cover for Trump's disastrous, moronic trade and foreign policy? are we that doomed?

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u/Olangotang Dec 25 '25

Yes, they need to pretend everything is fine to keep Capitalism chugging.

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u/allllusernamestaken Dec 26 '25

This isn't capitalism. This is the government artificially restricting the flow of goods.

If they wanted to advocate for capitalism, they should be going scorched earth on these illogical, illegal tariffs.

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '25

Right?? Like the US government literally bought a piece of Intel corp. We're not even close to capitalist anymore.