Comments by "bighand69" (@bighands69) on "'How America Works’: Lumber" video.

  1. They replant the trees and have been doing that for over 100 years. It is a sustainable industry that is recycled. The US has in excess of 300 billion trees. Some places have a replantation rate of 8 to 1 while the lower level is 3 to 1. It is one of the few industries that actually does more good than harm.
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  2. Most of it does not go overseas it is used in US construction and industry. There is a significant number that does go to China.
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  3. Nope the figure is not 50%. There are certain types of wood that have to be imported because of their specific nature. The vast majority of cedar that is used in the US is felled in the US. And the same applies to pine.
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  4.  @ColinTherac117  Forests fires in the past were worse than today. The media makes it look like it is worse today but if they showed the full levels over time people would be shocked to realize it is actually low today.
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  5. So as to be involved in the management of the forests. He probably did that degree while working on the job. He will more than likely move on from felling as he gets older and move into management. Those are the sorts of people that you want in industry that have the hands on experience and education. You do not want those that have gone to college and then get into management with zero experience as they will probably give the trees pronouns and start protesting their own jobs.
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  6. Tariffs can sometime be good thing because it means the US still has an industry and it means both countries can function industrially. What Canada needs to do is to use its own raw materials to build its own industries that then exports that value to the US and vice versa.
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  7. Stop with your nonsense about the environment and just admit you are using it for politics.
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  8. US lumber production is in excess of 16 billion cubic feet per year making it the world's largest. Canada has the world's second largest lumber industry which is very impressive considering its population of 38 million.
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  9. Lowest number is about 3 to 1. So for every tree that is felled 3 are planted.
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  10. Bidden cannot be blamed for the inflation but his party has a big hand in that inflation.
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  11. No the US is the world's largest lumber producer with over 16 billion cubic feet of production.
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  12. Joe cannot be blamed for the supply chain issues.
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  13. The US has no shortage of those resources and the same goes for Canada. The US has over 300 billion trees and also has a planting program to keep it cycling. Canada has a similar number of trees.
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  14. What?
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  15. Yep they replant at a rate that is in excess of the usage and have been doing so for generations.
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  16. That is what happens when economies are restricted.
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  17. America politics is fine because most of the feelings are out in the open. Other countries suppress those feelings so that their citizens bottle it all up.
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  18. He is still a manual worker in a dangerous environment.
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  19. This is a preview of what is on Fox Business.
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