" Governments have worked so hard to drive up the cost of housing". Please explain this, I just don't understand the basis of your claim.
Steve
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Good point. So a good government would create policies to improve competition, not injure competition. I get nervous when I hear "affordable housing." after governments have worked so hard to drive up the cost of housing. sounds like a rationalization to get into the housing business ... which would amount to more redistribution o wealth ... from you (the unworthy) o those deemed worthy. Thanks. DP
In a message dated 3/4/2022 12:29:41 PM Mountain Standard Time, dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:Hi All, This only works when there is adequate competition. If businesses such as the pharmaceutical industry work as monopolies, then the system fails. When companies buy up their competition and there are too few choices in the marketplace, the system fails. I suspect that there are far fewer suppliers of goods than the number of brands might suggest. I am not sure that the free market either works or exists as we would like to define it. Bob
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correct. and when everyone refuses to pay for a $40 movie, the price will adjust. Not as simple when dealing with government-greed ... and everything government does is as a monopoly, so consumers are denied choice. I would fix this by moving everything government does out and into the competitive sector.
DP
In a message dated 3/4/2022 11:22:07 AM Mountain Standard Time, sfgrob@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:Indeed it is. But it is unfortunate that so many corporations abuse this so often now. There just is so little integrity left in business theses days. The motto "Greed is good" is alive and well. Steve On 03/04/2022 13:02, dpolhill (dpolhill) wrote: Market pricing is generally a good thing. A good mechanism for flattening demand. I'm still in shock over the Colorado-idiots who waited in line for 12 hours for an in & out burger ... a very high price to pay for the privilege of saying, "i was there on the day they opened." still ... their choice, so OK. just not for me ... world's foremost cheapskate.
DP
In a message dated 3/3/2022 8:35:40 PM Mountain Standard Time, dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:Holy sh*t! Haven't been to a movie theater in years ... I had NO idea! Donna Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Steve <sfgrob@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 3/3/22 5:57 PM (GMT-05:00) To: FHS-65 <FHS-65@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [fhs-65] ≈$40 I just watched a bit on the evening news about the new Batman movieTo post, send email to FHS-65@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and please be sure to sign all your posts and replies.
coming to the AMC theaters. The story was about how AMC is charging
more for Batman than other movies, playing at the same theaters at the
same time. If we were both going to this movie, and would both go
together if we went, it would cost us nearly $40.
Does anyone else find this a ridiculously high price for attending a
movie? The theaters are complaining that people are not coming back to
the theaters - well, DUH!
Steve
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