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1. carterschonwald · 1789918667 · focus · HN ↗

   the current white house really fucked over all the smaller domestic manufacturers. and scientists. and um america basically

   1. esseph · 1789919198 · focus · HN ↗

      Everything.

      If you are a builder, there is no sane way to bid on contracts with such hugely variable COGS.

      And how the HELL do you even attempt to fix the US housing supply if you are tariffing Canadian lumber? You can't.

      1. mschuster91 · 1789925334 · focus · HN ↗

         As for the housing... stop using lumber maybe? Us Europeans build houses out of bricks and mortar or outright concrete.

         Lumber framing only makes sense if you want something dirt cheap (and yet, US matchsticks and cardboard houses go for millions of dollars?!) or something that needs to be earthquake resilient and affordable.

         1. woah · 1789938154 · focus · HN ↗

            What is the deal with europeans who have zero knowledge of construction having a weird grudge against wood framing?

            1. esseph · 1789950355 · focus · HN ↗

               Ignorance, mostly. They don't understand how the layers and designs work together because they don't live here.

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