AUTHOR: bbbobbins on 10/11/2024 FIRST: Ben Rodriguez on 10/11/2024 | RECENT: Billy McKelvy on 10/15/2024
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Where's the defence of the car dealers there? Bad behaviour produced on the basis of some other bad behaviour ( possibly quite tenuous). Would be far easier to have a contract that said courtesy car was billable at x per day if work didn't end up being contacted at the garage.
If you're concerned about family of friends what do you think of your examples of spending $150 on a basic lunch or $92,000 pa on private college tuition?
Your original post was a seeming criticism of something that you've now learnt is basic societal economics. And rather than acknowledge that your base position was underinformed you've pivoted to one of your old saws of people you disapprove of don't live within their means. That's punching down. My real world is that the people who really live paycheck to paycheck on a subsistence level know exactly what are essentials (and within that what the priority is). Unfortunately for some that may include substances. What they don't have is Taylor Swift or Lakers tickets. The fact that a large number of people with means have allowed their own lifestyle bloat to take them to effectively month by month financing is an output of easy credit and the inflated consumer society that enables your stockholdings to sit so pretty. I'd say that's a separate matter. I'm rather grateful for them even if they make it difficult for me to attend gigs or whatever.
So just another platform for you to punch down on less fortunate people with less perfect behaviours? Do consider, it being the season and all, if you could start a thread that doesn't include criticism of sections of the population less perfect than you.
If you choose to live your live that way have at it. In the real world people tend not to think about that spendy dinner out until they know they've got the bills covered that month.
It's not curious at all. There is a vast difference between non-essential purchases and essential or at least semi-essential purchases. Consumers are right to be vigilant about the latter because they don't have the choice or limited choice. Imagine if utilities could act as price makers....
Isn't this where we depend on financial institutions anti-fraud measures to put a hold on unusual transactions? And the reason why I never assume any major transaction will be easy to complete online. From the criminals' perspective they might have to hit a lot of victims with a lot of risk of actual physical detection to get a true $1m+ payday. (Perhaps not if they hang around RDQ's appt block). Far easier to do remote online fraud isn't it?
Agree the idea of fair profit is a nonsense in such an unequal bargaining situation. Your job as a consumer is to take every dollar you can off the table not to be a charity subsidising a salesman's choice of career. All dealerships could adopt transparent fixed pricing and have staff on salary if they chose. That they don't tells you a lot about the amount of manipulation that you walk into.
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Where's the defence of the car dealers there? Bad behaviour produced on the basis of some other bad behaviour ( possibly quite tenuous). Would be far easier to have a contract that said courtesy car was billable at x per day if work didn't end up being contacted at the garage.
Post: In defense of car dealerships
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Irish guys and jumpers. It's a national obsession. https://youtu.be/jxmZZBJQAKM?si=-z6uCgZDJhwp1lxC
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I recently learnt that Neil Young was a co owner in Lionel and has 7 patents re model trains.
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If you're concerned about family of friends what do you think of your examples of spending $150 on a basic lunch or $92,000 pa on private college tuition?
Post: Curious perspective on profits
Link to comment from December 19, 2025
Your original post was a seeming criticism of something that you've now learnt is basic societal economics. And rather than acknowledge that your base position was underinformed you've pivoted to one of your old saws of people you disapprove of don't live within their means. That's punching down. My real world is that the people who really live paycheck to paycheck on a subsistence level know exactly what are essentials (and within that what the priority is). Unfortunately for some that may include substances. What they don't have is Taylor Swift or Lakers tickets. The fact that a large number of people with means have allowed their own lifestyle bloat to take them to effectively month by month financing is an output of easy credit and the inflated consumer society that enables your stockholdings to sit so pretty. I'd say that's a separate matter. I'm rather grateful for them even if they make it difficult for me to attend gigs or whatever.
Post: Curious perspective on profits
Link to comment from December 19, 2025
So just another platform for you to punch down on less fortunate people with less perfect behaviours? Do consider, it being the season and all, if you could start a thread that doesn't include criticism of sections of the population less perfect than you.
Post: Curious perspective on profits
Link to comment from December 19, 2025
If you choose to live your live that way have at it. In the real world people tend not to think about that spendy dinner out until they know they've got the bills covered that month.
Post: Curious perspective on profits
Link to comment from December 18, 2025
It's not curious at all. There is a vast difference between non-essential purchases and essential or at least semi-essential purchases. Consumers are right to be vigilant about the latter because they don't have the choice or limited choice. Imagine if utilities could act as price makers....
Post: Curious perspective on profits
Link to comment from December 18, 2025
Isn't this where we depend on financial institutions anti-fraud measures to put a hold on unusual transactions? And the reason why I never assume any major transaction will be easy to complete online. From the criminals' perspective they might have to hit a lot of victims with a lot of risk of actual physical detection to get a true $1m+ payday. (Perhaps not if they hang around RDQ's appt block). Far easier to do remote online fraud isn't it?
Post: Can we be completely safe?
Link to comment from December 17, 2025
Agree the idea of fair profit is a nonsense in such an unequal bargaining situation. Your job as a consumer is to take every dollar you can off the table not to be a charity subsidising a salesman's choice of career. All dealerships could adopt transparent fixed pricing and have staff on salary if they chose. That they don't tells you a lot about the amount of manipulation that you walk into.
Post: The Monthly Payment Trap: How Car Dealerships Hide the Real Cost
Link to comment from December 16, 2025