Originally Posted by
Boomer
You are trying to argue "owned vs contract", but you're using "higher pay vs bottom feeder" numbers to prove it. Are you saying contract regionals are bottom feeders and wholly-owned regionals are not?
Nope. Sorry if I gave that impression. Just trying to illustrate why wholly owned or not, it makes fiscal sense for the Major to use the cheaper carrier. There is no "it makes more sense to use the wholly owned because the money stays in the family" argument and when people use that, it drives me crazy.
If you need to have your lawn cut, and your brother will do it for $50 or you can pay a stranger to cut it for $20, which makes the most sense financially? If you are truly focused on getting your lawn cut for the least amount of cash, it is a no brainer.