the supreme court legalized price fixing today

[Ryan Stewart]

Huh?

Price fixing would probably lead to better customer service as there would be no more price incentives between brands. It could also lead to companies raping the consumer on necessities because the customer will have no alternative.

If "supply and demand" will still flourish, what was the point of changing the policy anyway? Someone is trying to get over...

Its not the products they are collaborating on but the value chain. Its like making retailers actually charge the MSRP on a product. You know, where products come with a price.

The reason companies want this is then they have the right to form pacts with retailers to actually sell at an agreed price and only sell to people who join in that agreement. That keeps online wholesalers from selling shit at wholesale instead of retail.

The "hitch" is the law of supply and demand. People will only buy so much as such a price, you exceed that and its like being thirsty in the middle of the desert, you can feel pretty alone. Charmin goes into these agreements to fix the price of their TP and only sell it at collaborating businesses at $2 a roll. Then everyone says, "Fuck Charmin!' and goes and buys Angel Soft. There will always be someone who will be willing to sell it for a bit less just to get the volume sales and turn a profit at the big guys expense.

And that doesnt even include the fact that it is an absoloute BITCH to get someone to agree to a collusive contract. What retailer is doing to stick with a slow selling, overpriced product while the Wal-Mart down the street is pouring another brand out the doors.

Speaking of Wal-Mart. Do you know what would happened if a manufacturer went to Wal-Mart and tried to force them to fix a price? Wal-Mart would fucking END their business as they know it.

[Midnight Sun]

everybody should stop voting for the 2 major parties and vote in a new party such as the libertarians. when that party is corrupted then repeat process.

Ron Paul, woot.

[europeanplates]

This has a lot to due with the electronic industry, take for example Walmart, they basically killed the little guy with Tv sells last x-mas. This was major news and had a lot to do with this ruling. There will always be good deals! this is just to keep small business's alive.

Tyler