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Originally Posted by ffresh

Claims that TV is letting workers rip off seniors is COMPLETELY unfair. TV uses sub-contractors in their construction projects. When I have had the few occasions to call the warranty number in my home book, TV personnel would look up the house address and referred me to the original contractor who did the work - very convenient! We are all independent adults who have survived the mean old cruel world. Is TV supposed to babysit us now - caveat emptor? In addition, during periods of calamity, prices for material and labor increase due to market demand. This is Econ 101 and is a GOOD and NECESSARY thing. If prices did NOT increase, what incentive would there be for distributors and workmen to allocate their resources to a potentially hazardous location and situation? For example, why would suppliers send plywood, gasoline, etc. and workers to an area hit by a calamity of any sort if they can sell their wares in a thousand other places ... again, Econ 101, whether you agree or not with the premise. The market is BRILLIANT in allocating resources as required (without any help from government at ANY level). Folks donating labor and/or supplies in a charitable fashion is another matter but that is not what we're discussing here.

How about just because they would have more work than normal and therefore make more $? Instead of gouging the homeowner just because there was a catastrophe, I mean.