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Hey Daz, what about boatbuilder's and other qualified tradies? . I did a 4 year apprenticeship and did college time, as would have most other tradies, before calling myself a professional boatbuilder. What makes my 4 years less worthy? Not that I work for anyone but myself anymore. BB

:o My sincerest appology there Julia, as I realize that the vast majority of Accountants are just fine. I think it was alexlee's admission to being one and then going on with the "Most of the people I work with spend their days thinking up ways to spin money from the system, with...

Well Gee, wouldn't we be in a world of grief if these guys decided to charge $260/hour. Seems the solicitors and politicians set these guy's rates of pay at what it is, but who set's the solicitors and politicians rate of pay...............Oh that's right, the solicitors and politicians. I...

Alex , thank's for acknowledging that some of these guy's do have morality problems, and that simplification of the legal system would be well on the way to sorting some of the problem's. While I do have an issue with some other overly expensive thing's , none of them really have a lasting...

Now that I can understand, a reasonable ammount to cover overhead's, wages etc. But $265/hour....... come on. BB

Interesting that anyone else trying to charge these rates would be on Today Tonight or similar as an extorsionist. Bloss get's to see it fairly often where because of the outrageous fee's charged by solie's, average Joe can't afford the fee that the rich man can and guess who get's the good...

Does this make it right, and how much do you see of this? Not much i'd guess. BB

Ah but Alex, that is infact why I don't work for the man, and am building a 50 foot cat and we are buying/building IP's as fast as we can. Pointless bleating about solicitors pay, bit like politicians, they write the rules. Boat Boy

Funny thing Rolf the guys who bleat most about paying $30-00/ hour to a qualified tradie who did a 4 year apprenticship are usually the ones getting $200+ per hour. But hey, I don't play boat's for them anymore, got my own to finish. Boat Boy

Do you really believe that just because you have an expensive solicitor you are getting a better result ? It's probably the office girl doing the work getting paid $15/hour. Boat Boy

I'll remember that next time I do a repair on someones boat that stop's it from sinking. i'll just say, "I just saved your $200,000 boat from going to the bottom, surely i'm worth $200/hour" or new tyres on your car may save your life in an accident, why not pay $200/hour to the tyre...

And i suppose while you all keep paying these huge hourly rates to your soli's with a smile on the dial, they'll just keep jacking the fees up and laughing all the way to the bank. Boat Boy