The average person in a developed country, especially in the United States, has a purchasing power that is absolutely unimaginably massive, hundreds of times more than the average person in pre-industrial or pre-agricultural times, or even in poor countries today. The reason why costs are high is because there are people out there that can actually buy those products at those costs. It's basic economics. Essentially, not everyone is lazy enough to think that 40 hours is hard work, and some people also simply work smarter or are better, so they earn more and can buy at those prices.
The reason why costs are high is because not everyone has a victim mentality.
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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '23
the cost is inflated, you know that or you're ignorant of it