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When UPS charged me a $684 tariff on $355 of vintage computer parts

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320 points goldenskye | 8 comments | 15 Nov 25 23:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source | bottom
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JSR_FDED ◴[16 Nov 25 00:41 UTC] No.45941785[source]▶
Tariffs are great. They protect the struggling domestic IT industry and gives it time to ramp up its production of vintage computer parts.
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xnx ◴[16 Nov 25 02:28 UTC] No.45942248[source]▶
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all2 ◴[16 Nov 25 03:00 UTC] No.45942406[source]▶
Specifically thin sliced potatoes fried in industrial lubricants.
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1. khannn ◴[16 Nov 25 04:09 UTC] No.45942680[source]▶
WHOA! I prefer my po-tay-toes sliced and fried in duck fat.
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2. bathtub365 ◴[16 Nov 25 04:11 UTC] No.45942698[source]▶
Since ducks are migratory shouldn’t duck products be tariffed?
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3. khannn ◴[16 Nov 25 04:55 UTC] No.45942868[source]▶
I have a bigger issue: a bunch of undocumented CANADIAN geese in MY BACKYARD! I want ICE to send them BACK to Snow Mexico!
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4. Y_Y ◴[16 Nov 25 09:29 UTC] No.45943806{3}[source]▶
This delightfully reads like an old `fortune` message.
5. sandworm101 ◴[16 Nov 25 10:07 UTC] No.45943955[source]▶
There is no point. Despite being effective illegal immigrants, ducks regularly self-deport each year. This keeps them one step ahead of any enforcement action. The problem is that the northern border wall just isnt tall enough.
6. Intermernet ◴[16 Nov 25 10:42 UTC] No.45944071{3}[source]▶
Canadians get annoyed when you call them that. I like to increase the annoyance by calling them Canadia Gooses.
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7. a2tech ◴[16 Nov 25 11:52 UTC] No.45944400{4}[source]▶
My understanding is that the correct plural for a Canadian goose IS Canadian gooses.
8. khannn ◴[16 Nov 25 12:12 UTC] No.45944520{4}[source]▶
Candida Geese delenda est