New Economy rant

kelley kwalker2 at gte.net
Tue Sep 26 10:40:09 PDT 2000


At 01:08 PM 9/26/00 -0400, Doug Henwood wrote:
>Jordan Hayes wrote:
>
>> > is there some clear cut indication
>>> that a $2 grand stereo makes for better quality listening?
>>
>>YOU BET!!!
>
>And it probably doesn't cost just $27 to make, either.
>
>Doug

which is why i didn't like max's analogy. he maintained that he didn't see the point in purchasing such stereos. but it can be argued that they are indeed better quality and worth the money and that the producer is making a reasonable profit. this is not the case with nike. it is true that, as far as i'm concerned, nike and reebok and others make a better shoe than the 10$ special at walmart. but they do not make it so much better that it is really worth $150-$200 and the numbers on production costs don't support the huge mark up either. so, marx's stereo analogy seemed awkward.

kelley



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