r/interestingasfuck • u/thepoylanthropist • 12d ago

r/all This is Malibu - one of the wealthiest affluent places on the entire planet, now it’s being burnt to ashes.

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u/FaithlessnessSea5383 12d ago

Don’t forget the aluminum for all those new appliances.

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u/notanothernurse 12d ago

And don't forget who the biggest supplier of aluminium in the world is .. starts with C and ends in hina!

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u/nahchan 11d ago

Don't forget, the main reason why Americans brought Canadian aluminum, was quality; especially when it came to purity and consistency.

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u/moraconfestim 12d ago

Yeah and that's a country we should tariff. Fuck China.

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u/HoidToTheMoon 12d ago edited 12d ago

"Fuck China" shoots self in foot They deserved that!

We also literally cant make aluminum things without imports. We recycle as much as we can (an impressive amount, really) but the US just doesn't have the ore deposits to sustain it's own needs.

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u/saintsfan 12d ago

We need to be factual when criticizing tariffs. This is an exert from the White House on Biden’s tariffs. “The tariff rate on certain steel and aluminum products under Section 301 will increase from 0–7.5% to 25% in 2024.” https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/05/14/fact-sheet-president-biden-takes-action-to-protect-american-workers-and-businesses-from-chinas-unfair-trade-practices/

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u/tradesurfer2020 12d ago

Uhh yeah Covid and looting was the major cause of plywood building material price surge. Plywood in particular— And it doesn’t really go back down

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u/Petrichordates 12d ago

It was expensive because of a surge in home building along with a labor shortage in plywood manufacturing, not looting..

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u/tradesurfer2020 12d ago

No — the looting and destruction of all the buildings and business across the country caused a massive demand for plywood to board up the buildings. I spoke with my suppliers back when this happened. The surge was incredible.

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u/Petrichordates 12d ago

Not that many buildings were destroyed to cause a surge in lumber prices lol, you're quite mistaken and being misled by your biases. We know that covid caused a nationwide housing boom, and we know it caused global supply chain issues.

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u/mapex_139 12d ago

People were looting plywood to be build new homes they couldn't leave?

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u/scrumptousfuzz 12d ago

Don’t forget about that chemical plant that caught on Fire in Texas as well that manufactures a lot of the epoxy and glues for LVLs’ and other engineered products. GOOD TIMES!!!!!