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Old 15-08-2022, 13:26   #732
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Re: Sir Keir’s Kerfuffle

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Originally Posted by nomadking View Post
Investment would've increased prices long before now. We would've been paying higher prices for years. Quite separate from current or future costs.
Bollards.

Investment (if done wisely) facilitates innovation and efficiency, leading to increased profits and, where there is sufficient competition or adequate regulation, lower prices. Consumer electronics are probably the best example of this, as the innovation and efficiency cycle is constant and rapid.

If you’re going to appeal to capitalism at least try to understand how it works.
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