Businesses can be not that, quickly

Another post that takes a fine detail out of this whole vague narrative and hammers home the point.

This can get bad for people quickly.

Ironically, one symptom of deindustrialization is that many commenters have never actually managed a physical business.

So. Suppose your US company imports $1M of high quality parts, and adds in its own components to produce finished goods sold for $1.2M per batch. Your gross… pic.twitter.com/dsKaPYtLJv
— Balaji (@balajis) April 4, 2025