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Subject:Re: Question about pay rates From:Emoto <emoto1 -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Wed, 5 Oct 2016 15:22:31 -0400
On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 3:11 PM, Michael Wyland <
michael -at- sumptionandwyland -dot- com> wrote:
>
> Gene (and all):
>
> You said: " A bunch of people posting "I wouldn't take that job for less
than..." messages in reply to a question to an online forum don't come
anywhere near to having that ability."
>
> The potential legal exposure is really for the list owner rather than any
of us as subscribers. I agree; it's a theoretical risk more than a real
one, like being audited by the IRS over questionable deductions.
Except this is UNLIKE that because there has been ZERO discussion that
wanders over into price fixing in this thread.
I understand that your intentions are good, but holy cow, in the complete
absence of the kind of talk you refer to as a legal liability, this is
really a kind of fear-mongering that unnecessarily throws a wet blanket on
a discussion being had by professionals seeking to answer questions and
share knowledge.
Bob
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