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[โ€“] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 33 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

what do you mean 57 middlemen and an owner skimming profit just makes things cost more? what about capitalist efficiency, sweaty

[โ€“] Sickos@hexbear.net 22 points 3 weeks ago

The free market ensures that consumers will have to pay the lowest price the market can sustain: a 30% profit markup at every level of exchange.