Our work ethic in this country is approaching Frances. This is not an issue of price as much as it is an issue of getting the job done. The vast majority of businesses would happily pay a fair price to get a job done. Believe it or not, there is not a huge work force out there justing waiting to do a hard job for a fair wage.
Sometimes that's going to mean you have to pay more than you expected.
At the moment I want to bust a hole in my cement floor to add a drain for a new tub. This is going to cost me more than I wish to pay, but if I want the tub I will have to pay the price.
If I wrote to my Congress-critter and explained that the cost of a new drain is too high so I need to bring in a crew of Mexicans, he'd laugh his a$$ off unless, of course, I offered him a large campaign donation.
It's time to quit bribing these guys and impose Capitalism on the economy.