Quote Originally Posted by Tuerto View Post
Eric, this is by no means a flippant reply, i was self employed for 25 years, but i suppose the extra cost will have to be shouldered by the client. That's what i would do if more of my time was taken up in work. I know that it's not ideal for everyone, change rarely is.
In this case, a price increase might mean less making use of the service, so less work being available.

In any case, some people will be worse off as a result of these measures, whether it be workers earning less, clients paying more etc.