They are part of a cartel that restrict numbers and keep fees high. The government should put a ceiling on their charges.
Wow just what business needs more government saying lower your prices.
Joe I think your prices are to high cut them in half and that seems fair
I happen to love free enterprise and like I stated many times I went to an office building 42 stories high and asked various law firm what their hourly rate is.
A low of $100 to a high of over$1,500 per HR
Same building same license BUT people have to know their own worth.
Let the market decide what is fair.
I have drain cleaners near me that charge 1/3 my price yet I am still busy in spite of the low guys around here giving away their so called talents
Shop around when you need a lawyer and say I can get it cheaper by so and so as if they all charge the same rate that is called price fixing and highly illegal.
You do not know the standard of living the people want for themselves some folks like using a motor cycle to get to work others may like a chauffeur so of course they have to charge more for their life style
I cannot afford myself to do painting or roofing any more.
Knowing I can charge $225 per hr and knowing I can hire a good painter for $25.00 per hr it is not cost effective for me to do the work.
If people used common sense and said let the other person make a living and forget DIY everyone would have a better job legally performed
Can a surgeon change a tire Yes then can but should they?
Only an IDIOT Surgeon would dare take a change of destroying their career rather then calling for a garage to come and make repairs.
I have insurance to cover all my vans and car even to change a flat tire ANY WHERE IN THE USA.
I would be more concerned hiring anyone I thought their prices are to low.
I suppose you think Bill Gates is over paid and so is Murdock and your possibly one of the blokes who think gas prices are to high.
Free enterprise is an amazing thing as long as the government keeps its nose out of it let them just tax the profits and let us do our jobs so the governments can house and feed the lazy