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Re: Star Wars on DVD
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Thu, 6 Jul 2000 04:23:59 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Petrucelli writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Erik Olson writes:

You call it artifically inflated, they call it profit margin. If "profit" is a
dirty word to you, then tough. It's still a free country.

You are missing the point entirely.  It is ILLEGAL for them to artifically
inflate prices in the USA.  That is what they are doing under some gobbledegook
reasons that are merely to prevent them from being prosicuted.

I'm not unaware that you're calling down "the law". In fact, I'm pretty sure it
already happened.  I just don't have any respect for that ideology. You can call
whatever you like "artificial" and get listeners. If you still think "profit" is
not a wholesome concept, you'd better be prepared to carry it to its logical
conclusion.

How about companies that import T-shirts and sell them at 500% markup just
because the label or graphic is trendy. Can you say "Concert Souvenir"?

And then there's BOTTLED WATER, sheesh. Talk about yer "artificially inflated."
Everybody is conspiring to charge a dollar a quart! Even soda is cheaper!

And what about soda? They've been making huge fat profits in Coca-Cola for 75
years, without a price break in sight, they've gone worldwide! Pepsi charges the
same price too! It's collusion! They even go to court to keep each other out of
the fridges the drinks go in! Artificially inflated, I say!



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(...) to (...) Without (...) You are missing the point entirely. It is ILLEGAL for them to artifically inflate prices in the USA. That is what they are doing under some gobbledegook reasons that are merely to prevent them from being prosicuted. Also (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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