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>It's basically, because everything else has gotten more expensive. Labor + fuel + wear and tear on equipment + raw materials. Don't forget taxes (tariffs) hav
by kevin_nisbet 2mo ago
>It's basically, because everything else has gotten more expensive. Labor + fuel + wear and tear on equipment + raw materials.
Don't forget taxes (tariffs) have also increased substantially. Even if a supplier isn't paying tariff's, if their competitors are they can often just raise their prices, or their prices go up due to the supply/demand shift.
- goalieca 2mo agoInflation from Covid spending is what got us. It was horrible before tarrifs.
- kevin_nisbet 2mo agoSorry, I didn't mean to imply tariff's were the exclusive cause, just a reminder that an additional factor is large tax increases.