Argue about shoes and economics

[Sneedifarms]

You have some sort of fetish for being abused iono' what this is.

And you have a fetish for being an uninformed moron. Sucks to be you, keep whining about industries you know literally nothing about.

 

[Toy Soldier]

And you have a fetish for being an uninformed moron. Sucks to be you, keep whining about industries you know literally nothing about.

Yeah I gotta know about emerald costs to tell you that a macbook shouldn't be 25k. You're a smart guy, I bow to your wisdom.

 

[isalaide]

WHY ARE THE WAGES POOR WHEN THEIR PRODUCTS SELL FOR 600 FUCKING DOLLARS

BECAUSE MORE FUCKING PROFIT IS BETTER

Jesus Christ, did you actually grow up in the world's leading capitalist economy? People want to make money. They want to make as much money as fucking possible as quickly as possible. Do you think they are running some kind of a fucking social enterprise

 

[Toy Soldier]

BECAUSE MORE FUCKING PROFIT IS BETTER

Jesus Christ, did you actually grow up in the world's leading capitalist economy? People want to make money. They want to make as much money as fucking possible as quickly as possible. Do you think they are running some kind of a fucking social enterprise

40% markup, okay, we all agree that's acceptable, 400%?! ARE YOU ON DRUGS?

 

[The Ugly One]

WHY ARE THE WAGES POOR WHEN THEIR PRODUCTS SELL FOR 600 FUCKING DOLLARS

Wait until you find out what a cow costs despite cowhands being paid in basically handshakes and cigarettes.

 

[Sneedifarms]

40% markup, okay, we all agree that's acceptable, 400%?! ARE YOU ON DRUGS?

Do you seriously think GYW shoes cost $125 to produce? And are you forgetting that wholesale pricing exists and that the MSRP you’re paying is the cumulative result of both the manufacturer and the retailer making a profit?

 

[Toy Soldier]

"I don't think a pair of shoes should cost 600 dollars, there's no way they cost nearly that much to produce if even half of that"
"BRO WHAT'RE YOU RETARDED?"
Oh, I'm the retard. Right. Hey, if you wanna be robbed it's not my decision, being happy about it is odd though.

 

[Toy Soldier]

Wait until you find out what a cow costs despite cowhands being paid in basically handshakes and cigarettes.

Newborn or fully grown?

 

[isalaide]

40% markup, okay, we all agree that's acceptable, 400%?! ARE YOU ON DRUGS?

The acceptable markup is the maximum the customer can be persuaded to pay. JFC do you even know who Adam Smith is, do you fundamentally not understand the concept of the free market

 

[Fuck Bankers]

I understand American goods will always be more expensive due to labor laws

Higher wages in America aren't 100% caused by labor laws, but I agree with buying American

And for a land of immigrants, I see no issues allowing (legal) immigration to fill those factories if we have a labor shortage

Too much imported labor lowers wages. This is how markets increase wages. Demand for work means the price of labor goes up. I'm fine with some immigration, the gold card isn't a bad idea, $5 million for citizenship is fair. short term work visas and they go back isn't the worst thing either.