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Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by throwaway5959 on Thursday January 05, 2023 @03:52PM (#34266367)
Came here to say this. Growing up in the Midwest I saw this all the time. The kids of plumbers that owned a plumbing business lived in a very nice part of town, the kids of plumbers going still went to job sites in an OK part of town.
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Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by TimTheTinker on Thursday January 05, 2023 @09:10PM (#34270050)
This also applies to self-employed tradespeople who have good reputations in their area.
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Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by throwaway5959 on Friday January 06, 2023 @01:28AM (#34271642)
100%. Worth their weight in gold, in both financial and productivity measures.
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