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houston16revival

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4. People are tired of being exploited
Sun Feb 28, 2016, 05:41 PM
Feb 2016

the impulse to freedom is written large in our psyche

I was thinking of this the other day

You get your car repaired. You know what it costs. Parts $30 plus a markup on them,
labor at $85 an hour, standard mechanic project time at 3.7 hours (allowed by state law,
regulated sort of, perfectly legal), the mechanic does the work in 35-50 minutes, you get
the bill for $517

Or

You buy the parts online for $20-30, do the work yourself as a novice in 2.4 hours

People all over the world are tired of getting fleeced


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Ah sure, doncha know that Bigmack Feb 2016 #1
So Mr. Enda is OUT CountAllVotes Feb 2016 #2
Massive fails all around the globe by the establishment Hydra Feb 2016 #3
People are tired of being exploited houston16revival Feb 2016 #4
They don't need to be fleeced Igel Feb 2016 #5
You make valid points houston16revival Feb 2016 #7
Just Like in The U.S> noretreatnosurrender Feb 2016 #6
Locking. Sorry, but this is a dupe of an earlier topic: petronius Feb 2016 #8
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