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Re:Why Prosperity Has Increased but Happiness Has Not by st26 on Thursday August 23, 2018 @01:35AM (#17824833)
Well, consider you pay the dealership $80-120/hr for the mechanic's time, but the mechanic gets only $30-40 of that.
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Re:Why Prosperity Has Increased but Happiness Has Not by scarface74 on Thursday August 23, 2018 @08:29AM (#17826647)
The billed rate is not just for the mechanics time. It also has to cover the non billable support staff and other fixed costs. The dealership is not taking home $80 an hour.
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