Said before: it is as much a shop attitude as an owner attitude problem.
For the most part shops and mechanics are delivering what the owners, knowingly or not, are asking for.
The market tends to eventually keep “bad” owners apart from either their cash or good shops, depending on how much disposable of the former they have.
Out of curiousity tried to find what is supposed to be done during an annual for PA-28, found this:
https://www.coyoteflight.com/resources/Service_Manuals/Inspection_Checklist_PA-28-180.pdf
Inspection_Checklist_PA_28_180_pdf
Does anyone know if that looks correct(-ish)?
Not to the last bolt and rivet, but as a whole…
it is as much a shop attitude as an owner attitude problem.
As the old saying goes, we get the politicians we deserve, and same goes for maintenance companies. It’s all been written before 
