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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink-37•edit-21 year agoWhile I sympathize with the workers wanting more money, I’m not looking forward to new vehicles being more unattainable than they already are.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink15•1 year agoHey, buddy. I got some news for you. Businesses charge what people are willing to pay. Full stop. Not what products cost to produce.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year agoRight. They’re selling as high above the production cost as people are willing to pay. It’s called ‘maximizing profit.’
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 year agoThis particular plant is making premium SUVs and pickups, by the sound of it, so already luxury vehicles. It’s not like they’re making economy cars.
minus-square@Fallenwoutlink2•1 year agoI don’t understand why you get downvoted. How can people not know that a rise in production cost gets passed through to the customer.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year agoWhen unions are involved you aren’t allowed to point out things like that.
While I sympathize with the workers wanting more money, I’m not looking forward to new vehicles being more unattainable than they already are.
Hey, buddy. I got some news for you.
Businesses charge what people are willing to pay. Full stop. Not what products cost to produce.
They’re not selling below the production cost. Full stop.
Right. They’re selling as high above the production cost as people are willing to pay.
It’s called ‘maximizing profit.’
This particular plant is making premium SUVs and pickups, by the sound of it, so already luxury vehicles. It’s not like they’re making economy cars.
I don’t understand why you get downvoted. How can people not know that a rise in production cost gets passed through to the customer.
When unions are involved you aren’t allowed to point out things like that.