Because the trades have been stripped or the honor they once had and now attract mostly inept retards. Combine that with permit burdens, environmental reviews, and layers on layers of other assorted bureaucratic hurdles and you have most of the picture.

'they find that the construction sector’s ability to transform intermediate goods into finished products has deteriorated'. more hedonist lazy stupid fucks that think they are stoic craftsmen and tradesmen. decline in work ethic and being able to think on your feet. people that can't read a tape measure. people not comfortable doing particular things. people wanting to borrow tools. show up late, break after two hours, work one hour, go somewhere for lunch, work two hours then break, leave early. on the phone. out of 8 hrs maybe 5.5 hrs productivity at a leisurely pace. they just don't have it in them and couldn't solve a problem. work is more of a social gathering anymore. they think they know things but they don't. if you criticize their hack work they want to fight you. subs, laborers and some contractors alike.

The preponderance of niggers, wetbacks, and women in construction hasn't helped productivity? I thought diversity was our strength.