I am having some work done around the fale and the cost will be in four figures. I have decided to use a company that has done a lot of work in the neighborhood over the last five years with very satisfactory results at a fair price. The owner of the company wants to be paid in cash at completion of the work which will take about three days. I doubt he has a contractor's license. I highly suspect he works in cash to avoid paying Federal and State taxes and avoid providing benefits to his immigrant employees.
What is the right thing to do?
- I can insist on paying him with a check which may or may not force him to comply with all laws
- I can pay him in cash and not worry about it. It is not my job to police the world
- I can use some other contractor who may or may not comply with all laws at probably a higher cost to me
- I can forget about doing any work at the fale and the economy will suffer to some small extent because I am not keeping money in circulation in these tough times
Let's make this an interesting discussion because I don't think there is any one right answer.
What is the right thing to do?
- I can insist on paying him with a check which may or may not force him to comply with all laws
- I can pay him in cash and not worry about it. It is not my job to police the world
- I can use some other contractor who may or may not comply with all laws at probably a higher cost to me
- I can forget about doing any work at the fale and the economy will suffer to some small extent because I am not keeping money in circulation in these tough times
Let's make this an interesting discussion because I don't think there is any one right answer.
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