[econ_grad]

Funny people do not dispute the laws of supply and demand, but they somehow think they can transcend supply and demand.

[Fierce Allegiance]

Maybe now my local stuff can be competitive. I'm off to the woods!

[Alberta's Child]

I'm thinking that maybe I should be writing for The Economist, since I posted almost this exact message right here on FreeRepublic last year. Anyone who advocated protective tariffs should first understand that the worst impact of the U.S. tariff on Canadian softwood lumber has been felt by U.S. lumber producers.

What this article doesn't mention is that the improvements in Canadian mill productivity haven't only helped them stay competitive with U.S. mills -- they've allowed them to sell lumber for substantially less than U.S. mills in major export markets (Japan and Korea, for example).

[MD_Willington_1976]

Frame with steel...

Framing with steel is good for the US Steel industry, and keeps any recyclable steel here, instead of it going to China to be used eventually by their military...Check the price of steel and who is hoarding and buying up all the scrap!

Link to the steel framing alliance:

http://www.steelframingalliance.com/mc/page.do

Steel framing is dead simple, I've done it before, in some applications it goes up faster, is more durable, and it's fire proof.

[uglybiker]

R.F.E. PING