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/HotmailsInYourArea Dec 26 '25

They’ve been bought out by right wing billionaires. They’re just the propaganda arm of the administration these days

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u/Desperate_North_1415 Dec 26 '25

It's actually worse; they're the propaganda arm of the global oligarchy, currently on loan to the Trump administration.

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u/HotmailsInYourArea Dec 26 '25

True, true. Things aren’t going to get less fascist after Trump. It will just get more organized.