[DugwayDuke]

Actually, one of the factors in the high price of these lumber products are the 20% tariffs imposed on these lumber products from Canada. Of course, protecting jobs in one sector generally means harming jobs in another. In this case, we protected loggin jobs and now were hurting construction jobs. Of course, we're also hurting any one who wants to build or buy a house. Just one more example of how tariffs harm everyone. But, don't tell that to the anti-free trader freepers who are always clamoring for tariffs to protect "American Jobs", usually theirs and to hell with everyone else.

[snopercod]

20% tariffs imposed on these lumber products from Canada

Thanks for reminding me. There are a couple of older threads on this that need to be revisited:

U.S. Tariff Put on Lumber From Canada Saturday, August 11, 2001.

U.S. Puts Tariff on Canadian Lumber Amid Allegations of Unfair Subsidies, March 22, 2002.