kemajic said:
The people in Yellowstone County feel just fine. Their booming growth is based on fundamentals, not fad. Billings is emerging as the regional commerce center with broad-based business and agricultural balance. And it is not dominated by left-leaning universities. Housing is tight here as well; it's not only demand, but the horrific recent inflation which creates a huge building hurdle. Think $17 2X4's and $65 OSB sheets. Printing money to give away to buy votes in the name of covid relief or infrastructure has its consequences.
C’mon Kem, you’re better than that. Biden is not responsible for the rise in lumber prices. That’s Fox News propaganda.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/04/29/fact-check-lumber-price-surge-linked-market-factors-and-pandemic/7206326002/
The Trump Administration jacked up tariffs on Canadian lumber to 20% back in 2017. They lowered it to 9% in December of 2020.
The Biden Administration is looking at doubling it back to 18%. Hopefully that doesn’t happen.
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