Excellent perspective on how these policies are affecting real people who are business owners, women and working moms. Love Emily and all my Simplified products!
This was so helpful to dig deeper after the main episode. I wonder if Emily would be willing to share bullet points from one of her letters that we could use in conversations with our representatives? I am tempted to go talk to my favorite local small businesses to get their data points to make it relevant for my reps since I’m not in FL
Ohhhh Beth, when Emily mentioned someone doing a deep dive on the nitty gritty of tarrifs, I immediately thought of a new topic for "More to Say". I love your research and how much I learn each time I listen to a More to Say. I would love for you to explore this info.
This whole thing chaps me. Even more so, post-today's episode. Businesses like this, and the livelihoods of their workers, are being sacrificed for grift. Our executive branch has essentially morphed into an organized crime syndicate.
I have found it fascinating to learn more about the manufacturing process in both conversations with Emily! I will be thinking about your comments of squashing small women owned businesses for a long time… another way to keep us in our place. As always, thanks for helping me think differently and become more educated about all sorts of things!!
Hi! I have a question after reading over the transcript of this. Emily talks about how she couldn’t afford to manufacture products in America—is this unrelated to Chinese workers not making a living wage? While I think that the tarriffs are insane, is there any possibility of them preventing unfair labor practices in China?
In our episode with Emily last week, she shared that she worked with an organization that monitors labor and wage practices on the ground in China to ensure that she works with facilities that do pay a living wage and that treats workers with dignity and respect. There are definitely human rights concerns in China. There has also just been a massive investment in manufacturing expertise.
Excellent perspective on how these policies are affecting real people who are business owners, women and working moms. Love Emily and all my Simplified products!
This continues to be so interesting
It’s such a personal understandable story of what is actually happening
Also Beth- your hair is making me swoon here
This was so helpful to dig deeper after the main episode. I wonder if Emily would be willing to share bullet points from one of her letters that we could use in conversations with our representatives? I am tempted to go talk to my favorite local small businesses to get their data points to make it relevant for my reps since I’m not in FL
Ohhhh Beth, when Emily mentioned someone doing a deep dive on the nitty gritty of tarrifs, I immediately thought of a new topic for "More to Say". I love your research and how much I learn each time I listen to a More to Say. I would love for you to explore this info.
This whole thing chaps me. Even more so, post-today's episode. Businesses like this, and the livelihoods of their workers, are being sacrificed for grift. Our executive branch has essentially morphed into an organized crime syndicate.
I have found it fascinating to learn more about the manufacturing process in both conversations with Emily! I will be thinking about your comments of squashing small women owned businesses for a long time… another way to keep us in our place. As always, thanks for helping me think differently and become more educated about all sorts of things!!
Aww, I missed you talking to my New Virtual Friend™ Emily Ley. I will listen when I get home, though.
Hi! I have a question after reading over the transcript of this. Emily talks about how she couldn’t afford to manufacture products in America—is this unrelated to Chinese workers not making a living wage? While I think that the tarriffs are insane, is there any possibility of them preventing unfair labor practices in China?
In our episode with Emily last week, she shared that she worked with an organization that monitors labor and wage practices on the ground in China to ensure that she works with facilities that do pay a living wage and that treats workers with dignity and respect. There are definitely human rights concerns in China. There has also just been a massive investment in manufacturing expertise.
Thank you for answering! It’s really hard to figure out information on this stuff so I’m constantly wondering how to engage around it ethically!