[–] lemon11 0 points 14 points 14 points (+14|-0) ago
you can never hire someone to provide a service for you cheaper than you can do it yourself
Capital and opportunity costs make this untrue. It doesn't really have anything to do with government crowding out private enterprise, which is done with stolen money and labor.
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[–] Gislisson 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I can repair the brakes on my car, and do it cheaper than a pro at a shop. But I don't, because I don't want to take the chance of killing my family saving a few dollars (if the 'fixed' brakes don't work) and if I survive the wreck there is someone to sue.
Same is true for the gas furnace in my basement.
[–] Blehblehbleh73 ago
This reminds me of something I heard from Ben Shapiro a few years back (I know, don't even start). Said something along the lines of a single hoagie sandwich costing thousands of dollars over the coarse of a year or so if you completely create it by your own hand (raise the livestock, grow the wheat, etc.).