I AGREE 100%. I SAW THE WRITING ON THE WALL WHEN THIS NEW TAX LAW PASED. HAD WORKED FOR THE PRIME AS 1099 SUB [HAD TO BE] FOR 7 YEARS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN PRIME PULLED OUR JOBS AND HIRED BUNCH OF NEWBE'S , GAVE THEM A TRUCK AND SENT THEM OUT. I WAS ONLY 7 MONTHS FROM FULL RETIRMENT AGE BUT I FIGURED GOD WAS TELLING ME TO GET WHILE THE GETTING WAS GOOD. BEST MOVE I EVER MADE . I FEEL SORRY FOR THE YOUNGER GUYS BUT IT MIGHT BE TIME TO FIND AN OTHER LINE OF WORK BUT KEEP YOUR TOOLS AND IF WORK , PAY , ETC. GETS BETTER YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BACK . GOOD LUCK BUT REMEMBER YOU CAN STAY HOME AND LOSE MONEY , YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO ON THE ROAD AND DO IT .