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Re:States, including CA and NY, sign heat pump memorandum to... by Gibbon1 on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @03:55PM (#39294205)
Second biggest issue with California is the contractors licensing system ended up creating a system of guilds.

First biggest is high rents drives up the cost of labor.

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Re:States, including CA and NY, sign heat pump memorandum to... by s1artibartfast on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @04:13PM (#39294395)
>First biggest is high rents drives up the cost of labor.

Tell me about it. I just got quoted 80k to landscape my residential backyard.

For 1 year of my take home salary.. I'll do it myself.

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Re:States, including CA and NY, sign heat pump memorandum to... by Gibbon1 on Sunday February 11, 2024 @04:03PM (#39338679)
Yeah 40k of that 80k goes to the workers landlords.
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