Comments by "John L." (@johnl.7754) on "Business Insider" channel.

  1. Because people are sheep and want social status through display of wealth
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  2. Because enough people still willing to pay for it
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  3. At first I thought it was about a Vegetable made Leather šŸ˜€
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  4. The key is last sentence ā€œhow much it cost to control the governmentā€.
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  5. Iā€™m sure that USA military power is #1 but I think maybe comparison costs should be based on PPP (Purchasing power parity) since most costs are spent on human costs (including building of weapons) and relatively little on raw material costs.
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  6. Like most luxury items the status it gives the buyer is why it is so much more expensive then mass consumer items. The poor have their $200 nike the rich have their old wine/whiskey....
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  7. Victoria Secrets can survive but with the changes to fit the times they might never be so special anymore so might not be able to charge the outrageous high prices they charged before since now they can no longer stand out anymore.
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  8. Ā @whatsppme2924Ā  STOP SPAMMING OTHERS THREADS START YOUR OWN
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  9. VS should not change since fashion trends come and go. L brands the parent company should just create additional brands for different market segments.
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  10. Well without monoculture farming you will get higher prices of Orange and OJ.
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  11. In terms of $$$ Iā€™m not sure if thereā€™s that much difference since US wages for production and R&D are much higher then Russian.
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  12. Especially Food Items
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  13. Thatā€™s why the salary is $145,000 not $14,500 :-)
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  14. and people in prisons
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  15. Stale bread is also often used in meatballs
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  16. and done in Greece
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  17. I think as the world becomes more and more automated/computerized higher end people will seek out hand made things more and more so those that have the patience to learn how to master how to make things like this will have a more stable and higher income career then those that donā€™t.
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  18. China has an inferiority complex (likes to show off). Instead of building many small/medium sized libraries around the city (so that each area has one) they build one huge highly inefficient library that wastes so much energy (from ac or heating use). Iā€™ve lived in china for 10+ years now. It is the same with parks and other public facilities.
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  19. In a world where competition from lower cost places it is essential to make unique luxury products to survive.
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  20. Correct unless Nepal develops and raises the income levels of its common people to a level where it is too expensive for most hikers to hire them.
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  21. Once on vacation in Thailand purchased salmon skin deep fried in a bag (like chips). It tasted very good and pretty inexpensive.
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  22. Beginning of life and end of life all needs a lot of human care.
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  23. People should complain about specific things that can harm them but not the business if it was there before they moved in since when they purchased the house it was cheap because those businesses were there.
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  24. But might drive off some of the visitors
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  25. ā€œThereā€™s No Way...ā€ many infamous quotes probably started with those words.
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  26. 99.9 percent of people of all types not getting into the room
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  27. and because he already spent over a million to lower the alcohol amount
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  28. I donā€™t see anything wrongā€¦.if Vietnam economy moves up the value chain or her children does well in school/work then one day they might purchase hair or labor (product made inā€¦..) from another country .
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  29. Amtrak is another example of Blue urban areas subsidizing Red rural area just like mail/phone/internet service.
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  30. Well his son is taking over the business. I think this will be more successful then most other businesses since there will always be a high end market for hand made items.
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  31. but does it contain explosive residue
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  32. Old enough to have shopped at Price Club (with parents)
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  33. Ā @graceross4888Ā  and itā€™s probably very hot and humid there
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  34. Otherwise someone will sell it for 1/2 the price and not donate any
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  35. When I saw that part was thinking that would be fun creating a pool with this.
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  36. In business (especially retail) it is toughest to be in the middle (not high end or low end) so Macyā€™s need to focus on deciding to go all in high income or low income customers. They are probably more suited to go toward high end with their history.
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  37. Thatā€™s why thereā€™s still workers and an industry able to make it in Japan.
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  38. Itā€™s not harming anyone or killing any endangered animals which is still better than what some other very rich people do with their $$$.
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  39. Ā @idkkdi8620Ā  pretty much every developed countries plus many developing countries
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  40. Wish there was new players (companies) in the military like SpaceX that helped tremendously reduce procurement costs and help create new advances in gear.
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  41. Ā @jamesbizsĀ  In the past the families likely had many children.
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  42. Glad that they are made in the USA.
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  43. Salads & healthy diets I think is strongly correlated with the economy. When economic downturn hits more people will turn to unhealthy comfort food especially if you donā€™t need to or canā€™t meet people.
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  44. With no longer any expectations of any economic return after they grow up. Lucky to get a visit during the holidays.
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  45. Sudden financial emergency after chatting for a couple months
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  46. It seems like for communist/authoritarian undeveloped countries the treatment of its athletes is very very good compared to its living standard. Probably because they care highly how others see them (project power) and no other political group to oppose it. Not saying it is good or bad just how I see it.
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  47. But it might also be the opposite people too busy to ā€œwasteā€ time shopping and traveling to and from stores.
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  48. Not sure if making more pearls will mean more $$$ since then the price of it will probably go down.
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  49. It might even be worth more than a college degree (if not from a top school) since so many people have it now.
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  50. Itā€™s the same thing for most manufactured products as well.
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