My response to “can you do any better” is always to say “sure” and tack on $10, $100, $10%, whatever flows better with the numbers we’re dealing with at the moment. When the reaction is “what?” I’ll do it again.

List price starts to look like a bargain real fast.

I just hope OP isn’t using the Latin in actual business materials.

We understand. It’s still not a winning business listing.

Read your own post. You actually used the word inherited to describe the people that were already there when you bought the place.

I wasn’t attacking you for a perceived degree of privilege, but for your lack of engagement and, as you correctly saw it, leadership.

The day you bought the practice, they became your people. If four years later you feel they’re against you, that’s on you.

And you did them a favor by cutting them loose.

OP inherited a practice a couple years ago and hasn’t noticed that everything has gone up. Those fired employees are going to be in their same jobs at different practices making current pay very soon.