Re: [Vo]:Semi-off-topic: Economic cognitive dissonance

2010-10-04 Thread Michel Jullian
Hoyt, I see no explanation for cars costing less than freight, but regarding the multifunction printer, what they make money on is replacement ink cartridges. Razor and blade business model. Michel 2010/10/3, Hoyt A. Stearns Jr. hoyt.stea...@gmail.com: Summary: I should be able to buy a

RE: [Vo]:Semi-off-topic: Economic cognitive dissonance

2010-10-04 Thread Hoyt A. Stearns Jr.
. -Original Message- From: Michel Jullian [mailto:michelj...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 8:24 AM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:Semi-off-topic: Economic cognitive dissonance Hoyt, I see no explanation for cars costing less than freight, but regarding

[Vo]:Semi-off-topic: Economic cognitive dissonance

2010-10-03 Thread Hoyt A. Stearns Jr.
Summary: I should be able to buy a reasonably luxurious automobile from China for only the Chinese cost of raw materials, I'd guess $2000.00. It seems the Chinese want to give away their manufactured goods for less than the cost of shipping alone! This is quite astounding to me. Hey,