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Wildfire victims among those stung by Trump’s trade war

August 11, 2018 admin Construction, Fire, Houses, Latest News Stories, lumber, rebuild, Rehabilitation, tariff, trade war, Trump, wildfire victims, World

In this Friday, August 10, 2018, photo the partially rebuilt home of Debbie and Rick Serdin in the Coffey Park neighborhood in Santa Rosa, Calif. The Trump administration's tariffs have raised the cost of imported lumber, drywall, nails and other key construction materials, squeezing homeowners who seek to rebuild quickly after losing their houses to natural disasters, such as the wildfires that destroyed Coffey Park. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper)

The import tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are adding thousands of dollars to the cost of building homes. That especially squeezes homeowners who seek to rebuild quickly after losing their houses to natural disasters, such as the wildfires scorching parts of California.

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