Originally Posted by
kakegc
Red: I've addressed this before in the low ballers thread. They come & screw with the market, then they're gone, back to the warm comfort of a job with a boss, complete failures as contractors. There are also those whose spouse works & unwittingly subsidise their partner's very poor efforts at being self employed. One guy even told me that he's so busy & always has work, but he doesn't make any money! You simply cannot fix stupid.
Yellow: agreed, I use 4% as my yardstick!
Green: my local dump increases their price each July, I'm not shy in telling customers the price they charge me to dump.