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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..

oldhvymec
oldhvymec OP
5,101 posts
 
SS has a 3% overhead for administration cost. Private heath care insurance companies are 15-27% and they are paid to say NO, NOT fix the patient, BUT pocket the money and limit YOUR service. Just like the guy said above, pick a finger, sure can't afford both.. Total BS..

Middle man America always with their hands out, not HAND, HANDS. Only adding cost to deny treatment and make sure you use the cheapest drug on the market..

BUT Americans have been sold the line of CRAP from insurance companies.. TOTALLY worthless every one that was ever created.

Regards
oldhvymec OP
5,101 posts
 
Wait till you go out for a night of bowling to get Roofied, to be found 3 days later missing a kidney..  CHINA, not a good place to be housed by the state. South of the border ain't much better..

Yup the skin off your A$$ on some schmuck's face in Russia or something.. Shanghaied vacationing in the Cayman Islands or some where like that... :-) :-(

Regards
td_dayton
320 posts
 
real meeting of the minds in here huh. lmao
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nonoise
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SS has a 3% overhead for administration cost. Private heath care insurance companies are 15-27% and they are paid to say NO, NOT fix the patient, BUT pocket the money and limit YOUR service.
That's it in a nutshell. All the countries that have some form of universal health care use some form of insurance but not for profit insurance to run things. Some feel the private sector can do it better but they are limited in the same manner as a well run public service. 

Everyone makes out, have pensions, cradle to the grave coverage, are paid better and have a higher quality of life with longer life expectancies. I could never find a downside to all of that.

Sure, it's not perfect, but it's a damn sight better than what we now have.

All the best,
Nonoise


ghasley
2,544 posts
 
Who knew substance abuse and alcoholism was the fault of the healthcare and insurance system? Additionally, whatever the admin overhead is for SSI and helath insurance companies its a moot point, they arent in the same business.
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