Last thought (publicly anyway) on this subject.

Dnk doesn't do residential service or installations. How come?

There isn't enough money in it for him.

So, rather than letting other people fill the needs and voids and make a good living doing it. He'd rather advocate the exact behavior that caused him to decide there isn't enough money in it for him.

Now, if that is not convoluded thinking, I don't know what is.

By the way, I don't have a million dollar home, or a private jet or any of the other things that you "rip-off" contractors own. However, I also don't want to work 60 hrs a week to cover my bills. I can just as easily go work for another contractor if I wanted just enough to cover my bills and go fishing on sunday. Plus, I wouldn't have the headaches.

Good luck and fight the fight. Read, learn and move beyond guys that just don't get it.