Anti-trust laws (was piano tech position)

[PIANOGUY]

When it comes to discussing, and I repeat discussing, not agreeing to a
fixed rate for tuning etc, I am surprised that our American collegues are so
, dare I use the paranoid word, when it comes to Anti Trust laws.
Land of free enterprise, market economy,  etc . . .
>From what I remember of my history lessons, A-T laws were enacted to deal
with the JP Morgans and Rockefellers , (and their steel, ) who might have
controlled something vital to your nations economy.
 Now I know we are important, but not THAT important.

In my town, ALL the gas prices, for instance, are within a few decimal
points of each other . .
I don't think there is just a coincidence there. . . . .

( And by the way, I see cartoons on the net all the time.  Just don't try
and claim YOU drew Peanuts or Herman, or whatever. )

Do we canadian members have the same concerns when it comes to fees . . .
after all, doctors and dentists have written fee schedules put out by their
professional associations.

I charge a flat rate of $75CAN for a tuning . . .whats that in US$ . ??

Jim Kinnear, The Pianoguy
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jkinnear@pianoguy.com

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