10-06-2006, 02:37 PM
Speaking as a person whose brother and nephews are in construction, I'm not certain a slowdown is all that important. It's nice to be booked a year out but booked 3 months out will do. and some BI construction is being done by mainland firms who can easily withdraw. Others will be freed to do the jobs that now they won't do,; the little remodeling jobs or the smaller buildings. Maybe it won't take 5-6 months to get that electrician but only two. How many unpermitted jobs would be permitted if only qualified help was easier to get. This really may be very good news to a lot of ordinary folks. Time will tell.