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Re:Why American Construction Costs Are So High by vonmoltke on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @05:19PM (#19314794)
> Why can't the cost of materials be hedged against rising?

How, other than by buying everything you need up-front, finding a place to store it until you need it, and hoping that it is still usable when you do?

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Re:Why American Construction Costs Are So High by andymcsherry on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @05:25PM (#19314841)
You can buy futures on basically any commodity to hedge against price fluctuations.
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