Cost Of Living Raise

[Wally]

Lumber may be in there lol

“ The core CPI excludes energy and food prices, because those can change frequently.”

Housing construction is crazy expensive right now. Taxes going up will raise prices too.

 

[burrheadd]

Housing construction is crazy expensive right now. Taxes going up will raise prices too.

contractors starting to use metal studs in houses
cheaper and easier to procure than wood

 

[Brownslave688]

Housing construction is crazy expensive right now. Taxes going up will raise prices too.

 

[Wally]

contractors starting to use metal studs in houses
cheaper and easier to procure than wood

They use screws to fasten the exterior ply?

 

[burrheadd]

They use screws to fasten the exterior ply?

I would guess so
They use screws to fasten the sheet rock inside

 

[I have been lurking]

Anybody 40 and under doesn't know the destruction that is inflation.

My MPA930 went from $300 to $700. I know it.

 

[Trailer monkey]

Seems inflation may become problem with all of Biden's borrowing and spending. When's the last time we even received a COLA raise?

Trump's $9 trillion in new debt didn't cause inflation, why would Biden's

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Trump's $9 trillion in new debt didn't cause inflation, why would Biden's

Biden has only been in office a few months. Just wait

 

[Trailer monkey]

1979-1980 interest for car loans was 12-14%

Inflation was a problem all through the 70s, interest rates were raised to control it

 

[rod]

1979-1980 interest for car loans was 12-14%

same with home loans--even higher

 

[Inthegame]

I think it was the 1981 contract that had a generous COLA that blindsided UPS and we ended up making out like bandits.

The 76-79 contract had the last decent COLA.
Raises were $0.65, $0.50 and $0.50 but those last two years were COLA adjusted to $0.74 and $0.72.
The top wage in '76 was about $7.50, so an increase of $2.11 represented a 28% increase in three years.

 

[Trailer monkey]

Biden has only been in office a few months. Just wait

Maybe, Japan has had a Debt/GDP of 200-250% since 2010 and have not had inflation above 3% per year. The US is is nowhere near and will not get near that. The spike in lumber is being cause by supply issues not public debt

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Maybe, Japan has had a Debt/GDP of 200-250% since 2010 and have not had inflation above 3% per year. The US is is nowhere near and will not get near that. The spike in lumber is being cause by supply issues not public debt

And nobody want to go back to work at the lumber Mills with enhanced unemployment

 

[meritocracy]

The market's expected inflation rate is still under 2.5% right now. The same increase happened after the last recession and we were fine. No need to worry yet.

 

[PASinterference]

contractors starting to use metal studs in houses
cheaper and easier to procure than wood

Lumber prices are crazy right now. I bought 6x6 treated posts 6 months ago for $58 each. They are $108 now. Funny thing is, timber prices are super low. Landowners get nothing to have theirs cut.

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

We need to get that the next contract

Lol.

 

[BigUnionGuy]

Lol.

Would you would be willing to volunteer your personal time.... to make that happen ?

 

[Netsua 3:16]

They use screws to fasten the exterior ply?

Studs up
Pre drill
Then siding
Crappy carpenters need not apply

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Lol.

What's so funny about that?

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

What's so funny about that?

Take a look in current contract then you might get it.