Yearly parking fee for parking at work? Really? That’s terrible. I’ve never paid to park at work.
I am assuming that most US Universities have parking fees for visitors, students and staff (includes faculty). My wife has a friend who works at the University of Washington State, and she pays over $300.00 per year for parking. The reason for this is because the Federal Government and States support the school systems in the form of grants (money). In this case the employee wages are also paid for by the State and Federal governments, or all tax payers in the nation. This is the public sector.
But all businesses in the private sector (the industries and all the local businesses) deduct the use of electricity, and so on from the business. Employee wages are part of business. For example, lest say that I have 2 employees working for me at my plumbing shop. In this case I charge the customer a fee of $100.00 per hour of service, but my employees earn only $10.00 per hour. The reason for this is as follows:
a. I have to pay for the purchase of the work-van, its insurance, registration, and mechanical service.
b. For the electricity, water, and all the utilities.
c. For the gasoline or electricity used by the van.
d. For the training, and safety of the employees.
e. And so on... (vacation time, sick leave, etc.)
f. Office and other equipment cost, etc.
g. Property taxes for the buildings (all structures), parking lot, and the rest of the lot.
h. Property maintenance, janitorial service, toilet paper, paper towels, hand soap, and so on.
All of these expenses are entered in the "books" each day for each employee, by the hour x week x month x year. For that reason alone I cannot afford paying the employee more than $10.00 per hour. The same can be said for the supposedly free electricity at a hotel, supermarket, and even University. Nothing is free, even if one does not pay for it.
