I copied your statement, but forgot to add un to profitable. It should read
> Don't you mean " cheap imports are creeping in, making > domestic food unprofitable to produce thereby providing better > food at cheaper prices." Meantime you say: " Cheap imports make domestic food production unprofitable because in the presence of cheapo competition, expensive food is hard to sell. " That's a funny attitude for a socialist to take. You want food to be expensive for the poor, so the Bourgeoisie can make their high profits. Very interesting! You add: "People get blinded by low price and forget about quality." But, if the quality is lower it isn't cheap. It's just a lower price for a poorer quality good. You are well aware of the "problem", which is that the imported food is just as high quality but is cheaper. That's what makes it a problem. You then make one of your delightful comments. "As usual you ignore the difference between legitimate high price and illegitimate money-making." You call government action to deliberately raise prices to the poor "a legitimate high price"? Remarkable. You should analyze those propaganda pamphlets you read a little more carefully. They might be wrong. Harry ******************************** Henry George School of Social Science of Los Angeles Box 655 Tujunga CA 91042 818 352-4141 ******************************** -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christoph Reuss Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 11:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Futurework] Relabeling organic.... Harry Pollard asked: > Don't you mean " cheap imports are creeping in, making > domestic food profitable to produce thereby providing better > food at cheaper prices." How do cheap imports make domestic food profitable to produce ?? Cheap imports make domestic food production unprofitable because in the presence of cheapo competition, expensive food is hard to sell. The big chains tend to import things that would grow here, from areas like EU and North Africa just because it's so much cheaper. People get blinded by low price and forget about quality. That's a pity because low food quality is very expensive in resulting health costs. The usual externalization of costs with "Free Trade". > Of course the bourgeoisie had to tighten their belts a > smidgen and we can't have that, can we? As usual you ignore the difference between legitimate high price and illegitimate money-making. Chris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SpamWall: Mail to this addy is deleted unread unless it contains the keyword "igve". _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
