how about ventilators in the hospitals LOL
o wait 250k americans will be dead by then because it wasnt profitable enough to have it stockpiled in the first place.
Just shut up. You know nothing.
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o wait 250k americans will be dead by then because it wasnt profitable enough to have it stockpiled in the first place.
That's why some of the car manufacturers can start making ventilators
the demand is too stupid.
i was gonna say something really nice but it said i had to wait 8 seconds. so i deleted it.
newfie
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Every time there is a crisis of this type there's always talk about price gouging and nothing has ever done because part of the problem is if you're a retailer in the United States your supply cost is going to go up as demand goes up. you have to pay what the supplier is charging you and it's probably supply in China and then you have to adjust your pricing accordingly so when the investigation comes the folks that initially jacked the prices up when their cost basis was much lower are the only ones at fault but everybody that follows afterwards is just paying fair market value
they dont have to increase the price just because supply costs goes up. they can choose to absorb the cost. they dont have to lower the price because their costs go down, they can choose to increase the price. and they do!
Do you realize how tight profit margins on most things are?
EDIT: --Stupid question. Forgot who I was talking to.
its a myth that price follows supply and demand. for example, i think there was some kind of additive big oil used to put in gas, and they charged when they started adding it, and they charged more when they were forced to remove it even though their costs when down.
the way prices work is its at their whims what they charge you.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Are you talking about summer/winter blends?
btw corporations have record profits for some time now. but im assuming thats only for the big ones. mom and pops are probably on the squeeze
Poop Head
Judge me.
Im gonna buy a diesel one
Babagounj
Strength through joy
No, he's talking about that additive that was supposed to add more oxygen to your winter gasoline until it was proven that one drop of it could spoil millions of ground water gallons.
newfie
Well-Known Member
guniea pig?
brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
See thread title. Oh and nice run on sentence.
newfie
Well-Known Member
Your disapproval is my approval
brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
Not sure if I should approve or disapprove.
Just shut up. You know nothing. Sorry, couldn't resist.
rod
Retired 22 years
It already is here. Not in the quantities it used to be but its no trouble finding some.
brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
I approve.
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