tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post9108816117021263147..comments2023-10-17T15:56:22.827+01:00Comments on Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: The price of beer, water and Pimm'sChristopher Snowdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-80551352373525704122014-06-30T13:21:07.013+01:002014-06-30T13:21:07.013+01:00As has often been said before, to compare the pric...As has often been said before, to compare the price of bog-standard lager to premium brand water is effectively an outright lie. Tesco will sell you Value Water, either still or fizzy, that is far cheaper than any beer.<br /><br />It's about as sensible as saying in shocked tones that pushbikes are dearer than cars.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-75424043082929827352014-06-30T12:31:07.989+01:002014-06-30T12:31:07.989+01:00I would personally be very cautious with the exter...I would personally be very cautious with the externalities alcohol/tobacco makes. If you happen to kill somebody, it is not an outright externality as you will pay/be punished. <br /><br />As for 'health care costs', I am very reluctant calling this an 'externality', and even if you call it one, there is no clear reason why one would that imply anything. <br /><br />The problem is that the government said: let's your health care costs be paid by all others. Will this result in a moral hazard behaviour? Yes, it will. However, there are actually many ways to treat this problem:<br />1) put up with it<br />2) restrict people's choices to eliminate the moral hazard<br /><br />Considering that the government essentially forced the 'free healthcare' system on us, I do not see any moral reason to prefer 2) over 1).Ondřej Palkovskýhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848829697164045253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-48756831037441441562014-06-30T12:26:33.720+01:002014-06-30T12:26:33.720+01:00Anyone who says beer/cider/whatever is cheaper tha...Anyone who says beer/cider/whatever is cheaper than water shows themselves to be<br />a) a f***wit, as it's not true<br />b) a health fascist, as we all know why they're saying it.<br />Tesco sells 6 litres of still water for £2. Will one of these prohibitionists please tell me where I can get 6 litres of any alcoholic drink for £2. I'll be ever so grateful.Vovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01823050600809389492noreply@blogger.com