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Re:Ever wonder why plumbers are paid so much? Peek into the ... by MomoXenosaga on Sunday November 27, 2022 @10:57AM (#33763781)
Normally the market is supposed to correct these things but sadly we've created a culture that looks down on physical labour. Now there is a small group that can charge whatever they want.
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Re:Ever wonder why plumbers are paid so much? Peek into the ... by bathtub365 on Sunday November 27, 2022 @11:20AM (#33764017)
Is the market not supposed to reflect culture?
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Re:Ever wonder why plumbers are paid so much? Peek into the ... by ElevenLathe on Sunday November 27, 2022 @11:38AM (#33764216)
This is an outdated ideology. Now the market is meant to define correctness. Deviation from the perfect wisdom of the market is the only form of sin.
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Re:Ever wonder why plumbers are paid so much? Peek into the ... by toast0 on Sunday November 27, 2022 @12:34PM (#33764752)
They can't charge that much or people will do their own plumbing. It's fussy, but most routine things aren't too hard to do one step at a time. Sometimes you get a new faucet with an internal leak though, experience might have helped diagnose that without taking everything apart 20 times. Sometimes there's a big job like replacing a lateral, which is yeah, time to hire a pro.
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Re:Ever wonder why plumbers are paid so much? Peek into the ... by jimnotgym on Sunday November 27, 2022 @04:09PM (#33766981)
In the UK gas work is regulated so only a registered plumber can do it.
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Re:Ever wonder why plumbers are paid so much? Peek into the ... by dsfyu404ed on Monday November 28, 2022 @07:39AM (#33772860)
You're not supposed to exceed the speed limit either...
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Re:Ever wonder why plumbers are paid so much? Peek into the ... by jimnotgym on Monday November 28, 2022 @05:50PM (#33781018)
I should say I spent 10 years in the building trade and I saw all kinds of things, but I never saw an unregistered plumber fiddle with gas.

Unlike the speed limit, this rule is pretty well respected.

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