corporations are the tool the powers that shouldn't be are gonna use to finish of the constitution; 

 

Guest Post by Leo

called an HVAC guy to replace a $40 capacitor on my air conditioner.

quote came back at $680.

i asked him how long the fix takes.

he goes: “about 15 minutes.”

i said: “so I’m paying $2,700 an hour for labor?”

he looked around and whispered:

“i make $26 an hour. the private equity firm that bought out our family-owned business last year sets mandatory revenue quotas on every service call.”

then he showed me his tablet.

if he doesn’t hit $3,000 a day in upsells, he gets written up.

the original founder ran that company for 30 years charging $150 a visit and built a great life.

now wall street owns local plumbing, electrical, and AC contractors across the country, jacked up prices by 350%, and put working-class technicians on corporate sales commissions.

you aren’t paying for skilled trade labor anymore.

you’re funding a hedge fund’s profit margin on basic home maintenance............more.........