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Those jobs had nothing to do with Obama OR Trump. Shopping malls and department stores are dying out because they're financially unstable -- the business model is unsustainable in today's world, where the recession brought an end to shopping as a recreational activity and where the Internet provides a cheaper way for businesses to sell their products to a broader audience than trying to keep large expensive buildings lit, air-conditioned, stocked, and staffed that can only sell to local people.