The Canadian government has insisted that information on domestic goods is readily available to all trading partners, even including nations that recently elected a felony-convicted game show host to be their head of state. Instead, the United States has decided to employ a rarely-chosen trade tactic that international economists refer to as the “fuck around and find out” model.
Machined components!
You stupid sonobabich! You know a machined part costs less in Canada than here. But that’s not going to make parts here cost less! Its going to make my business fail instead!
It’s going to be a little painful not having a job and living in the streets with my wife and kids freezing to death. It’s fucking snowing outside.
I can design and sell a few things here and there but a few means machining is expensive. In the US you must buy a Shit ton of parts to make the price per part work, but if you fuck up on an order, that’s a huge deal. From Canada I can order a few parts, change something, order again. The scrap cost goes into the price to the costumer. In not gonna get fired if I screwup one order! (Famous last words). I don’t get paid less either. But if one screw up costs now as much as ten, then the price of the part becomes impossible to sell…think $15 for two small bottles of water at the AMC theater…theaters are done. I paid because I was thirsty, but fuck if I’m ever going back to watch a movie. At least I’m boot legging my own water.
If you’re actually in danger of homelessness I encourage you to look at the many guides to doing it in a way that makes it easier to get back off the street as soon as possible. A lot of people try to hold on for far too long and end up in legal trouble and blacklisted from renting a place.
As to McFuckstick, there’s not much we can do until 2026. I’m sorry he’s put you in a bad position.
I’m not gonna go homeless but I’m definitely in negative growth.
In December I had $300 bucks on a gift card that I wanted to spend on my photography hobbies. Now I’ve just loaded the monies into the bank account and my hobby is looking at the wall. Looking at my phone is enough photography I guess.
But I remember how it was to be homeless when I had just migrated here. How can I be here looking towards a future that includes that as a real possibility? I’m just here awaiting the new part pricing I’m gonna face. It sucks.
Yeah I can’t imagine that. I hope you come through okay.