Not really… The economy is more and more controlled by a hand full of large multinationals. So if one corporation has 90% of the market (using different brand names to fake competition), they can raise the price far beyond just supply and demand. In the end we all need food and Healthcare etc. When you have the option of paying way to much (for some medicine) or dying, you can’t really say no, right.
Not really… The economy is more and more controlled by a hand full of large multinationals. So if one corporation has 90% of the market (using different brand names to fake competition), they can raise the price far beyond just supply and demand. In the end we all need food and Healthcare etc. When you have the option of paying way to much (for some medicine) or dying, you can’t really say no, right.
And shelter, which developers, slumlords, and property management companies would be more than happy to see doubled every decade.
If you include necessities beyond just what is needed to not end up dead, we also have:
There are plenty of places where the average person has no choice but to get bent over and fucked by profit-seeking corporations.