A Boring Dystopia

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The only thing that is preventing basic living essentials for costing more is whether the capitalist class feel like rising the price or not. (lemmy.world)

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[–] explodicle@local106.com 16 points 11 months ago

Remember this discrepancy every time you hear "they'll just pass the costs on to the consumer" with regards to regulation and taxes. It works the same way in both directions; the price is based on what you're willing to pay, not their operating costs.