tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post4086843571059633570..comments2023-10-17T15:56:22.827+01:00Comments on Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: Faulty logicChristopher Snowdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-90225572384405136412010-06-24T01:22:05.351+01:002010-06-24T01:22:05.351+01:00So the next logical step would be state regulation...So the next logical step would be state regulation of the prices of everything. And nothing could possibly be wrong with that. Could it..?BTShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06329822079511033338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-23870879810188948782010-06-23T15:12:32.556+01:002010-06-23T15:12:32.556+01:00“National Institute for Health and Clinical Excell...<i>“National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence”</i><br /><br />These days the word “excellence” in an organization’s title – particularly health organizations – is a clue to run the other way. All you’ll get from these groups is ideo-political, manipulative trash. They spend all day long, every day, massaging their significant egos, hatching new plans on how to bother, terrorize and oppress the public, showing everyone who is really in charge.<br /><i>Excellence</i>. ……Right!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-19087564943462909122010-06-23T13:59:01.641+01:002010-06-23T13:59:01.641+01:00Exactly!
1. NICE should stick to their remit and...Exactly! <br /><br />1. NICE should stick to their remit and stop bansturbating.<br /><br />2. Who's to say that people won't consume the same volume of alcohol at higher cost (demand is very price inelastic) and just let their kids starve?<br /><br />3. Sainsbury were knocking out 24-packs of Foster's (440 ml) for £12.50 a pop last week, that looks pretty close to loss-leading to me. But so what? The bulk of that just-over-50p per can cost is alcohol duty and VAT, so what's the govt. complaining about? It's not a loss leader so much as a voluntary tax (paid by the supermarkets) on Non-Righteous things.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-92192518086937746492010-06-23T13:53:24.746+01:002010-06-23T13:53:24.746+01:00Once upon a time, there was the Tabloid press and ...Once upon a time, there was the Tabloid press and the "serious" press. <br /><br />The serious press lost. Now, our life is tabloid-only.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-11709760102073605152010-06-23T13:37:30.968+01:002010-06-23T13:37:30.968+01:00If the supermarkets did offer loss-leaders on food...If the supermarkets did offer loss-leaders on food, it would inevitably be on items that <br /><br />(a) had long shelf-lives, and<br />(b) were seen as treats rather than necessities, <br /><br />i.e. the likes of crisps and biscuits. <br /><br />Hmm, be careful what you wish for, Righteous!Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com