Quote:Okay. Whatever. Do you have anything to add in support of your assertion? Just saying "Umm no." does not refute what I said.


In a free market, if a business can raise their price, they will. Whether they can raise their price depends on what people are willing to pay for their product. When they cite rising costs as a justification for raising their prices, they are conning you. They are raising their price so they can make as much money as possible. That's the way a market-based economic system works.


The lasagna at the restaurant costs what it does because that is the most the restaurant can charge and still get you to buy it. The price isn't going to go up and down because of the cost of production. It's going to go up and down based on what you are willing to pay.

So businesses aren't allowed to try and make as money as possible within the confines of the law?


It's simple logic. Business A sells product A. To make product A, they need product B. Product B experiences a price increase due to varying factors (pick one you can't lose). Business A faces a choice; lose profit, or transfer the cost elsewhere. E.g. the customer. Now, if you're a private business who is very customer oriented, hey you may be altruistic and decide for now you don't want to raise cost to your customer. Or your profit margin may be razor thin (for instance a restaurant), and you're not running a business just to give away product. As a business owner you want to make money still, not just break even. Now if you're a large corporation with shareholders to answer to , the choice is easy. Businesses want to make money. That's life. Don't like the price, don't buy it

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