This is bananas. If you believe that capitalism works & you want to fix the housing supply problem: open our borders Not just for PHDs etc. For the tired & for the poor Tweet added by Bob Flynn @flynn_bob

Bob Flynn

2 years

This is bananas. If you believe that capitalism works & you want to fix the housing supply problem: open our borders Not just for PHDs etc. For the tired & for the poor

John Burns

@johnburnsjbrec

2 years

Here is what the lack of construction labor looks like at 11am on a Monday in Phoenix.

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lionheart

@liolbl

2 years

@flynn_bob Not going to lie, but the type of people for this job are Mexicans. If we can put roofing in a few hours im sure we can finish this in a few weeks.Holla at us...

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Bob Flynn

@flynn_bob

2 years

@liolbl 🇲🇽

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Benjamin C.E.O. Greeley

@benjamingreeley

2 years

@flynn_bob Pretty sure we’re not at full employment

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Bob Flynn

@flynn_bob

2 years

@benjamingreeley Where are the roofers?

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Felipe 🏗️

@FelipeEgoavil

2 years

@flynn_bob The other thing is people are using construction labor to build houses as big as apartment complexes rather than building apartment complexes.

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Bob Flynn

@flynn_bob

2 years

@FelipeEgoavil Well they are building a large share of apartments as well but your point is a good one

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Ken Whitehurst

@KenWhiteh

2 years

@flynn_bob Sorry but this pic alone doesn't prove your specific point...I live in a new dev being built in FL...I've seen this before.... in today's world, it could be many different reasons why no one is there at this specific time...

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Bob Flynn

@flynn_bob

2 years

@KenWhiteh The video was posted by @johnburnsjbrec He’s consulted hundreds of home builders for many many years around the country So I trust the source

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Nick Walker

@nw3

2 years

@flynn_bob There are millions of Americans that can do this job.

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Real PETE

@RealPETE2020

2 years

@flynn_bob Nah I'm not a sell-out for GDP

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Shane Croft

@shanecroft

2 years

@flynn_bob Interesting to see. Seems opposite of here in Florida. Was at a large development on Saturday and we could not get thru the streets due to so many work trucks. Probably saw 200-300 laborers busting their ass on a weekend

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David Rachford

@DavidRachford

2 years

@flynn_bob It's International Women's Day, so they're all chilling at the pool drinking mimosas.

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Masterpiece Retouched

@blind_nut

2 years

@flynn_bob The government could always stop paying people to not work too. It isn't as though all the working age males suddenly vanished in the US over the past year

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John Ayres

@JohnAyr12294351

2 years

@flynn_bob @MrkiPrki Or maybe instead have home developers pay a wage that recognizes supply and demand factors capitalism has always required. More importantly, importing ‘cheap labor’ merely creates an underclass of society that ultimately burdens communities.

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cashflo

@cashfIo

2 years

@flynn_bob FWIW our borders are wide open

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HJCinLA

@Real__State

2 years

@flynn_bob it’s not even just about people from a specific area. People are surprised that a plumber can make $1000 a day in Los Angeles area. The system that promotes service workers is not marketed well either. The jobs are looked down upon and the process is filled with restrictions.

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