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Why the cost increase?

I went to buy materials for a speaker project. I also priced some T-111 siding on 8" centers, 5/8 thick, Ship lap.
I hadn’t picked up any sheets or anything in over 18 months.

48" x 96 x 5/8 wood siding was 19-26.00 and on sale 15-20.00 per sheet, NOW 74-84.00 per sheet.

MDF 3/4" 48 x 96" if you can find it. 45-55.00 per sheet it was 22.00 to 27.00 per sheet.

2x4x8 DF stud grade 1.99-3.00 per. Now 4-6.00 per stud,

There is no shortage but there sure is a LOT of price gouging. NOTHING changed. Just the price..

The quality is worse. The workers aren’t paid worth a crap...Why the increase?

I’m getting ready to finish my home out. WOW.. I might have to rethink this a bit..

The price all most tripled in 12-18 months.. This kind of stuff is NOT cool at ALL.

Just my opinion of course. Any projects you’re doing get put on hold or STOPED?

YES I’m very frugal. Money never came easy, and it leaves the same way..

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mnmark
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I don't claim to know much about economics, but according to the St. Louis Fed data, the near vertical upward surge in the M3 money supply began in March 2020, not on Biden’s watch.  According to their data, it was 15.4T in Jan 2020, and 19.4T by Jan 2021 when Biden took office.  As of the most recent data point in May 2021 it stands at about 20.4T, up an additional 1T.  If my numbers are off, please correct me.


mnmark
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It's all in the comparables.  The only reason for the 33.8% 3rd quarter 2020 increase in GDP was because it followed the -31.2% (decline) in the 2nd quarter GDP in 2020.  Ya cant just tell part of the story.
mnmark
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The "140 of 141 hospitalized patients had been vaccinated" claim is from a Bitchute video that appears to be heavily manipulated/overdubbed. Bitchute seems to be an extreme far right video hosting service that caters to conspiracy theories and hate speech. Is that where you actually get your daily news? Really?
mnmark
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Invalid,

I think you’re missing the whole point.  I am vaccinated, and I have very little concern about my susceptibility to Covid-19 at least for the short term.  What I am concerned about is the health and welfare of TENS of MILLIONS of Americans and BILLIONS of people in the world that are not vaccinated.  Comments posted earlier in this thread literally can and will likely contribute to the deaths of uncountable people after false information is posted and reposted elsewhere.  It spreads.  This spreading of false, politically motivated crap has a very dear cost in very real terms.  People are dying from this disease that don’t have to die.  It’s as simple and as complicated as that.


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