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[ApS]

Originally Posted by Biggd

Is that business 101, gouge and gouge some more until they stop coming?

Pretty much.

The owners are in "the pursuit of happiness", not to provide an entitlement to those who stop by.

[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by ApS

Pretty much.

The owners are in "the pursuit of happiness", not to provide an entitlement to those who stop by.

Wow, what a horrible sentiment. Call me old-fashioned, but I was raised that the best businesses serve everybody favorably, not just the owners. In fact, I always use to say that capitalism only works if it has a "conscience," but a book I recently read, "The Common Good," by Robert Reich, defines the difference between "stakeholder capitalism" and "shareholder capitalism."

In any case, I guess that's why value and service are as important to me as the actual food. As mentioned above, I'll gladly pay a little more to feel like I got "hooked up" rather than "hosed," and I very much appreciate feeling like I'm a valuable part of the business rather than just a overpaying sucker.

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[ApS]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Wow, what a horrible sentiment. Call me old-fashioned, but I was raised that the best businesses serve everybody favorably, not just the owners. In fact, I always use to say that capitalism only works if it has a "conscience," but a book I recently read,
"The Common Good," by Robert Reich, defines the difference between "stakeholder capitalism" and "shareholder capitalism."

In any case, I guess that's why value and service are as important to me as the actual food. As mentioned above, I'll gladly pay a little more to feel like I got "hooked up" rather than "hosed," and I very much appreciate feeling like I'm a valuable part of the business rather than just a overpaying sucker.

I think I see the problem.