(03-27-2025, 02:40 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(03-27-2025, 01:32 PM)Jag149 Wrote: Sure raise the price. Can always get others to do the job. Lots of people, lots of opportunity to gain market share. Just quit the fear mongering will yas?

This isn't about fear.  

The other contractors know that the previous contractor lost his shirt. They're also going to bid accordingly.

If contractors perceive that contracts are being cancelled for arbitrary reasons, they put a high price on their next bid.

If they feel that there was a rhyme or reason to which contracts were cancelled and which weren't, they will likely put a low price on their next bid.

When the cancelled contracts are posted on social media with a bunch of politically charged professional wrestling language, contractors are more likely to perceive the whole thing as arbitrary, and raise their prices.