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<blockquote data-quote="hispls" data-source="post: 8625561" data-attributes="member: 614752">Say what you will, in the Northeast they&#039;re the guys who get the big jobs because they have the muscle to do them.&nbsp; Government contracts, casinos, hotels, high-rises, sports complexes, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; And as I said, the workers are pretty well taken care of.Of course they come with piles of red tape limiting who can do what and when and why, but this is a huge game of cover your arse where everyone is terrified about lawsuits.&nbsp;&nbsp; The wrong guy does the wrong thing and someone gets hurt and lawyers see only the price tag of the job and deep pockets everywhere.&nbsp; As others have mentioned, navigating the bureaucratic minefield of taking on government contracts is another colossal cost and pain in the arse.&nbsp; The reason the military pays 500$ for a toilet seat is because after jumping through all the hoops of getting and fulfilling the contract that&#039;s what you have to charge to make any profit at all.Anyway, yes, they&#039;re generally full of communists and have their own political agendas (largely consisting of padding the pockets of union high-ups) but overall they take good care of their members and it&#039;s a good ride for guys who want to be in the trades.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hispls, post: 8625561, member: 614752"] Say what you will, in the Northeast they're the guys who get the big jobs because they have the muscle to do them. Government contracts, casinos, hotels, high-rises, sports complexes, etc. And as I said, the workers are pretty well taken care of. Of course they come with piles of red tape limiting who can do what and when and why, but this is a huge game of cover your arse where everyone is terrified about lawsuits. The wrong guy does the wrong thing and someone gets hurt and lawyers see only the price tag of the job and deep pockets everywhere. As others have mentioned, navigating the bureaucratic minefield of taking on government contracts is another colossal cost and pain in the arse. The reason the military pays 500$ for a toilet seat is because after jumping through all the hoops of getting and fulfilling the contract that's what you have to charge to make any profit at all. Anyway, yes, they're generally full of communists and have their own political agendas (largely consisting of padding the pockets of union high-ups) but overall they take good care of their members and it's a good ride for guys who want to be in the trades. [/QUOTE]

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