Donald J. Trump supporters claim to like someone who “tells it like it is.” OK, then let’s try this: Trump is going to lose in a landslide and he’s going to do lasting harm to your economic prospects in the process.

Look, I understand many of you don’t see the future as very bright. But Trump is only looking to make things worse — and while it may feel good to rage against the establishment and vote for chaos over the status quo, the fact remains that Trump’s ideas are very dangerous for many of you already living hand to mouth.

This is a website about finance and the markets so let’s not bother to relitigate Trump’s “Access Hollywood” tape, his open feud with other Republicans or the latest scandal du jour. Instead, let’s simply focus on the fundamental truths of Trump’s miserable economic plan and how it is counterproductive for communities that need help more than ever.

Protectionism is painful: In every sense, closing our borders economically is a sure way to kill jobs and drive up costs. A host of independent reports estimate that retaliatory tariffs and trade wars with partners like China and Mexico would cost millions of jobs — 4 million jobs according to investment firm Moody’s, or 5 million jobs according to the Peterson Institute. Also, forecasting firm Oxford Economics estimates Trump’s anti-trade policies would sap $1 trillion from economic activity over the next five years. And let’s not forget that those tariffs on foreign goods would also hit consumers who are lucky enough to keep their jobs; one study estimates consumer goods would cost a typical American household an extra $11,000 over the next five years. Globalization has some costs, yes… but protectionism is even more costly in this interconnected global economy.

“ If your only plan for the future is to live in the past, you are in big trouble. ”

Hometown hubris: Of course, thinking globally is not a strength of Trump voters. A poll by PRRI and The Atlantic found 40% of Donald Trump supporters still live in their hometown. And while hometown pride is generally an admirable thing, it’s important to also be realistic about your community’s struggles. A feature in the New York Times this summer illustrates this in a powerful way, where younger residents of Monessen, Pa., “are frustrated that the older generation still dreams of factories.” That kind of false hope will only lead to more frustration and more clutching at the past at the expense of meeting the future.

Robots took your jobs, not China: The biggest way Trump has created false hope in small towns across America is duping them into thinking that he can simply turn back time 60 or 70 years. The reality of the global economy in the 21st century is that services matter more than manufacturing now that automation has eliminated many old assembly-line jobs. Consider that in China, a nation Trump likes to blame often for stealing our jobs, the same trend is now playing out there — including the loss of 60,000 jobs at a single factory because of robot-based manufacturing! Demanding more old-school manufacturing jobs to akin to wishing for more milkmen or anvil salesmen.

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Service jobs matter most: The reality is that the American economy in the 21st century is a service economy. Consider that in 2014 the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated 21.8 million “goods producing” jobs that include manufacturing, mining and construction. Meanwhile, the U.S. boasted 120 million “services-providing” jobs including health care, education, hospitality and retail. Why not focus on supporting those kind of jobs, or retraining and vocational education aligned with these industries? Or if you scoff at service jobs as low-paying dead ends, why not support a higher minimum wage? The romanticism of manufacturing and a failure to think seriously about our service-driven economy only ensures you’ll continue to be left behind.

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You need the government: In deeply red states like Kentucky, West Virginia, Arkansas or Alabama, it’s fashionable to maligning policy makers for wasting your tax dollars even as citizens rely on the government’s help to avoid financial catastrophe. These four states have the highest percentage of working-age adults on disability – with over 8% of the working age population in each of those four regions. And heck, one report estimates that over 30% of Mississippi’s GDP comes from programs like disability, Social Security and other taxpayer-funded assistance! Voters here seem to think they are serving their home states by advocating lower taxes and less government spending… but be careful what you wish for, because next time you just might get it.

You can’t turn back the clock: The rise of automation and the evolution of the American economy are just two points that prove we can’t go back to the old ways of doing things — even if we wanted to. We can’t go back to defined-benefit pension plans. We can’t practically deport 11 million illegal immigrants, even if we wanted to. We can’t unlearn what we know as fact about global warming and that natural gas burns cleaner than coal. If your only plan for the future is to live in the past, you are in big trouble.

Stubbornness won’t serve you: The hardest truth of all is that Trump supporters, like the Donald himself, never back down from a fight. But after you lose this election you’ll have to figure out a way to work with Democrats, including President Clinton and Congress, as well as the anti-Trump Republicans who walked away from your candidate. I suppose perpetual obstructionism like we saw across the Obama presidency is an option, but do you want to continue to see a swath of executive orders to work around your intransigence? After all, the key message of Trump’s campaign is that America is a hellscape, from the “rotting” Midwestern rust belt to the “war zone” of inner cities. If you really believe that, you can’t afford another four years of sour grapes and conspiracy theories.