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Hi Patt,
I just want to say that I have had problems with clients nitpicking over tax or price in general, and often these clients are in no way short of money, so it is not a money issue.
Sometimes I feel that people who buy art feel that the artist should be grateful that their lifestyle is being supported, and not get too businesslike. Some people like to feel that they are patrons of the arts, and they are doing artists a favor while, of course, getting something they want. Art is a luxury item. In their minds, artists shouldn't act as though they are bona fide business people, and if you do, they get annoyed and uncomfortable and maybe even suspicious or worried.
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