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This is kind of simple to put in perspective. How much would it cost to build the Golden Gate Bridge in 2023, then take today's cost of the net and figure out w
by labrador 3y ago
This is kind of simple to put in perspective. How much would it cost to build the Golden Gate Bridge in 2023, then take today's cost of the net and figure out what percentage of that it is. It's probably a small percentage now and would have been in the 1930's
- the_bookmaker 3y agoThe point being made is that the cost of building things has increased a lot.
- labrador 3y ago[flagged]
- junofan 3y agoI think most data points to delays rather than worker’s compensation as the big cost driver. Time is money. The net project isn’t even completed yet.
- the_bookmaker 3y agoThe 1937 number is already inflation-adjusted. I'd be curious to know how much the real wages have changed since then though. It seems that in the US as whole, it hasn't changed much in the last 50 years or so. [1] However, the data doesn't go back to 1937, and it's for the entire US (not California in particular). [1]: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/04/50-years-of-us-wages-in-one-chart/ https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/04/50-years-of-us-wages-...
- dang 3y agoCan you please skip the flamebait when posting here? We're trying for something different, and would appreciate the help. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- labrador 3y agoYes. I will stop with these kinds of comments ("hurr durr", "musk sh*tposter") because I didn't realize this kind of talk was discouraged. I can say it in a better way. Thanks for the feedback. Edit: I think you do a good job moderating this site so I'm sorry to have caused you an issue.
- dang 3y agoMuch appreciated! and no worries—the only thing that matters is using the site as intended going forward.