On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 12:44 PM, <wimblees at aol.com> wrote: > > I could give a rat's behind what Doctors, lawyers and accountants have to > do. > Since we mostly work on an hourly basis why not ask about the plumber, > electrician or other tradesman? > > Mike > > Michael Magness > Magness Piano Service > 608-786-4404 > www.IFixPianos.com <http://www.ifixpianos.com/> > email mike at ifixpianos.com > > Mike > > First of all, why the nasty remarks about lawyers and accountants? My son > is a CPA, and he works very hard, probably a lot harder than you do. > > Second. Doctors, lawyer and accountants work on an hourly basis, too. Some > of them charge as much, (or little, depending on your point of view), as > piano tuners, plumbers, and electricians. The difference, according to the > NY law, is that they don't do any repairs on physical items. > > My point was, the AMA and the BAR had lobyist help write the legal language > to exclude them from having to pay taxes. If the PTG had enough money, > we probably could have influenced enough politicians to exclude us, too. > > Wim > > ------------------------------ > Traveling over the river or through the woods this holiday season? Get the > MapQuest Toolbar<http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212816426x1200798402/aol?redir=http://www.mapquest.com/toolbar?ncid=emlwemqmq00000001>. > Directions, Traffic, Gas Prices & More! > -- I intend to live forever. So far, so good. Steven Wright Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 www.IFixPianos.com email mike at ifixpianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20081124/acccfc8a/attachment.html>
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