The party in control of this state can and is doing anything it wants, that will cement their power for eternity.

That is a local cement plant issue, not an across the board issue.  

Materials cost (cement board, insulation if an outside wall, trash bags, shower faucet fixture, etc).

(I'm currently quoted at $325 per SFT for a 2 story, 30K for architect and permit plans, and 30k extra for cement excavation.

The human brain is always in 100% support of it's host, so if you say you can't ___, your brain cements that as a fact, and places into subconsciousness that it is a fact that you can not, which reinforces your beliefs, and it becomes a spiral of a self-fulfilling prophecy. 

If a kid trips and breaks his or her arm, am I going to be blamed for a half inch raised lip in the cement?

@Mark Fries we have a winery near us that had the entire cement floor of their huge tasting room colored then epoxied with a clear coat to allow the colors to come through. 8 years & it still looks like new.

I am a 3rd generation worker at a cement plant in Ohio.

These are a special cement block that is stained exterior with attached foam insulation and nailing strips for drywall.

On cement slab could last 100 years and Fusion grout is impervious to staining...claims to be.Lsminate...water risk...can scratch so supply felt pads...cheap...great clean hard pretty  floorVinyl plank...great...little more difficult install as it doesnt slide at the joints well but there are probablt tips out there  subfloor must be good.