MOTM

The Chinese better start buying MOTM!

paulhaneberg wrote:

>Just to let all the complainers know, Paul is not bringing this up 
>to increase his profit.  These price increases on metals are real.
>I own a business that manufactures metal products (my day gig.)
>We have seen the same increases in steel and aluminum.  In fact, I'm 
>surprised Paul's supplier's steel prices are that low.  We buy 
>hundreds of tons and that is virtually the same price we are paying.
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>If you want to assign blame for this, blame the Chinese.
>They are buying steel at a tremendous rate and the mills can't keep 
>up.  The Chinese are also buying scrap steel and having it shipped 
>to China, causing a shortage of scrap in the states, which also 
>contributes to the price rise.
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>The Chinese are also to blame for the high gas prices for the same 
>reason.
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>Let's not blame Paul.
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