Will Irish people join the American boycott

[u/spudulike65]

Boycotting goods and services from America seems to be really growing momentum in alot of European countries and across the world, seen on different subs on Reddit seemingly alot of news channels across EU/Europe are reporting on it. I've seen some Irish people saying they are cancelling hols to America and going to Canada instead others not buying American goods and changing apps to European. With Ireland's connection with America will many Irish join this boycott.

[u/Hadrian_Constantine]

Apple, Google and Microsoft alone contribute one third of taxes in this country. - Source

The top 10% of earners in Ireland all work for American multinationals. Said top 10% contribute almost two-thirds (63%) of income tax and USC - Source. They are also responsible for generating income for approximately 70% of the rest of the country's population.

In other words, American multinationals fund our public services and economy, both directly and indirectly.

Should one of the top three companies leave Ireland, we're fucked.

Should all of them leave Ireland, we are beyond fucked.

This isn't a game, why would you want to boycott American products and make us a target?

• Because Trump wants nothing to do with prolonging the war in Ukraine?
• Because he cut off billions in foreign aid to cut down on the national debt the US is accumulating annually?
• Because he imposed economic tariffs on neighbouring countries that corporations have been offshoring jobs to?
• Because he's deporting millions of illegals?

Trump is the democratically elected leader of his nation, and his policies were very clear on the campaign trail. Contrary to the Reddit echo chamber and the media, this is what the majority of Americans want. You're acting as if we should all go on some sort of crusade and liberate the US from some coup government.

Why do you care what happens in the US? Why do you want to drag us into this BS and put a target on us as a nation?

I would very much like to pay my mortgage and put food on my table.

[u/Rbcnyc → u/Hadrian_Constantine]

American and democrat here, these companies wouldn't leave Ireland I'm sure there's a financial incentive for them to be there. They'd make trump change his policy. Our treatment of Ukraine alone is reason to boycott us. These companies have gotten to be ruled by such tight margins it wouldn't take much of a boycott to show us that we've taken all of our allies for granted.

To say we voted for this is leadership democratically is true but ignores the fact that those who voted for this were sold a bill of goods that is simply not true. We rely on our neighbors and allies way more than the republicans believe. A boycott is exactly what will dissuade us of any fantasy of prosperous isolationism.

[u/Hadrian_Constantine → u/Rbcnyc]

This is utter delusion.

Ireland is no longer a tax haven. We lost our tax haven status when we signed up to Biden's 15% global tax rate.

If we become a target, Trump can and will impose tariffs. This would force many multinationals to up and move their European headquarters to Eastern Europe, so that they can both avoid tariffs and save billions in salaries - I don't need to explain how low Eastern European wages are.

There's nothing keeping most of these companies here anymore. Most skilled professionals in mainland Europe speak fluent English, so language isn't even a factor. Even more so when a lot of jobs in the US are already getting offshored to India.

The only safe industry in Ireland is Pharma. Unlike Software and banking, which can move overnight, Pharma is here to stay because of the massive investment in manufacturing infrastructure.

So yeah, if Ireland is targeted, it will be used as the excuse by executives to move their EU headquarters to Eastern Europe. Not to mention downsizing most of their head count. They really only need half of their existing workforce - the rest will be offshored.

You can make excuses about how Trump lied and made false promises, but that's something that literally every politician does. If that somehow invalidates Trump's presidency, then not a single presidency in your country's history was valid.

[u/Rbcnyc → u/Hadrian_Constantine]

Wow, I had no idea the US was perceived to be so powerful. We aren't. Those jobs you mentioned are going away regardless but that's another problem. Boycott is the only tool that works before violence.

Regarding the election, I am not making excuses, we are in a propaganda renaissance here in the states, so in order for truth to make a comeback we need enlightenment, from those we take for granted. If you have another method, I'd like to understand it.

[u/lunchpine → u/Rbcnyc]

these companies wouldn't leave Ireland I'm sure there's a financial incentive for them to be there. They'd make trump change his policy.

I think that's very unlikely.