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Re:A successful academic faces lifelong debt by ShabbyDoo on Wednesday December 09, 2009 @01:36PM (#986245)
I agree. However, with all the bitching about how bad it is to be "poor" in America, there ought to be people standing on the sidewalks in nice communities advertising their cleaning services if they can get these prices.

It's worth it, but I question why the market clearing price isn't lower.

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Re:A successful academic faces lifelong debt by hapless on Wednesday December 09, 2009 @01:40PM (#986261)
Because cleaning ladies don't sell cleaning. They sell trustworthiness. You have to be able to trust this woman to spend a lot of time in your home, without supervision.

Anyone can clean. Only some people can be trusted.

This is the same reason that bank tellers are paid a lot more than Wal-mart cashiers.

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