Poor Rev. Bie: I really feel sorry for you and your situation. Would you have known what you know today about your present situation, I'm sure you probably would have increased your prices in order to be able to save money for your old days. If we piano technicians have to charge for our services, it is only because we have to eat and lodge our families and save for future days so we don't end up in the same misery as you. In your case, it is too late to start saving, but it's not for me. I hope you'll understand my position. Marcel Carey, RPT Sherbrooke, QC -----Message d'origine----- De : Frank Cahill <fcahill@erols.com> À : pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Date : 6 mai, 1998 11:27 Objet : Re: Charging for services/greed....greed >Peggy C. Bie wrote: >> >> The world has changed, and I am appalled. No wonder people can't afford >> anything. >> >> Back in my days of being an independent musician I deducted these things from >> my income tax form as business expenses from the money I charged as fees, >> usually ending with no profit on which to pay taxes. I never dreamed of >> charging customers for my own business expenses. I thought these were >> deductions to subtract from what I earned. Now people are terying to charge >> the client, the customer and the student for expenses of running a private >> business. So now the ethic seems to overchargwe the customer for one's own >> business expenses and don't bother with submitting expenses to the IRS. I >> can't believe that our nation has become so greedy as to overcharge others for >> ones own business expenses. >> Shock! >> >> >vacation time >> >convention costs >> >insurance costs >> >auto expenses >> >office and work space >> >new tools >> >...etc... >> >> America - the land of greed! >> Rev. Peggy C. Bie >> "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." -Anais Nin >> http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Senate/1095
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