The last study we did looked at a building that cost $10 million to build. We concluded based on the data that a handful of lawyers, engineers and architects accounted for $3 million and 100 construction workers who were employed for a year on the project accounted for $1 million.
It's regulations that are raising your costs not the hard working men and women in the building trades.
Engineers and architects keep buildings from falling down on us among other things. Regulations enforce the codes and standards. Keep us from burning up in our bedrooms. I guess that’s a bad thing.
Labor is the largest variable. When unions get involved, prices go way up. The public bears the weight. When only part of the labor force is unionized, the other part bears the weight.
Both parts contribute the same effort.
That’s where Obama screwed up. He put too much faith in the unions. They were self serving.