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Originally Posted by T@T
No! From memory with inflation I can only think of a few items, Color TV's in 1975 were expensive and probably a few other electronics as solid state was fairly new, Booze was close to the same as now but many many other items were way cheaper then...
I could go on and on but there isn't a need, dollar went farther in 1975 period.
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Big ticket items like houses and cars are more expensive today. But 'stuff', all the goods you can buy at Walmart or Sears or Best Buy, is a lot cheaper.
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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeagurse
I mean, what people will tell a pollster on this subject and what they actually do voting with their wallet are different, wouldn't you say?
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Agreed. Again, we don't have to speculate or look at polls. For most consumers, all that matters is price. That's why the mid-range in retail is vanishing. You have the 75 per cent of people who only want what's cheapest, and the 25 per cent who are choosy and have enough money to afford the best.
We don't have to look at just manufacturing either. Brick and mortar retailers are getting eaten alive by online sellers. People won't spend 10.99 for a book at a Chapters store if they can get it from Amazon for 8.99. Heck, people won't even support Chapters online if it means paying .20 more than Amazon online. And that means fewer and worse jobs, and the money all being hoovered up by a megacorp. But that's what consumers have chosen.
So a better poll would offer concrete options. "Would you support a 30 per cent surcharge on all online purchases in order to keep retailers open and jobs in Canada?"