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wash bucket posted:Have any of the major auto makers gone on record as to why they don't make these? The demand is clearly there. Automakers, like anyone selling goods in this country, aren't motivated by number of sales or popularity with a large number of people. They're motivated by profit. If they can get the same profit selling a smaller number of luxury or "luxury" vehicles, it's more attractive. There's less capital outlay, fewer workers to pay, less risk from a low margin swinging red due to reasons, and less overhead in a dozen different ways. This is a vicious positive feedback cycle that compounds on itself until the hype dies or they eat too much bad press and collapse horribly.
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Jul 10, 2023 23:27
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both safety and fuel efficiency laws are heavily influenced by car makers so using those laws as an excuse for the auto makers to not make minitrucks is very circular reasoning.Gwyneth Palpate posted:Automakers, like anyone selling goods in this country, aren't motivated by number of sales or popularity with a large number of people. They're motivated by profit. If they can get the same profit selling a smaller number of luxury or "luxury" vehicles, it's more attractive. There's less capital outlay, fewer workers to pay, less risk from a low margin swinging red due to reasons, and less overhead in a dozen different ways. This is a vicious positive feedback cycle that compounds on itself until the hype dies or they eat too much bad press and collapse horribly. it's absolutely this. my making the laws so that basically only "luxury" trucks satisfy them, it prevents competition from making something that consumers would chose instead which would hurt their profits.
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Jul 10, 2023 23:40
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I feel like there are a lot of things that people would say are conspiracy theories but are in reality just the clear and obvious result of capitalism and are absolutely happening.
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Jul 10, 2023 23:42
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Stereotype posted:I feel like there are a lot of things that people would say are conspiracy theories but are in reality just the clear and obvious result of capitalism and are absolutely happening. 
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Jul 10, 2023 23:46
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Vox Nihili posted:Have you heard of birth control? Malthusian
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Jul 10, 2023 23:54
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I mean ford stopped making cars and admitted they were profitable, just that trucks were more profitable so theyre gonna do that
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Jul 10, 2023 23:54
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Jul 10, 2023 23:55
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wash bucket posted:Have any of the major auto makers gone on record as to why they don't make these? the premium consumer remains healthy
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Jul 10, 2023 23:57
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Looks like u gotta "take a deal" my man!!
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Jul 11, 2023 00:03
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Vox Nihili posted:econofreak: wage growth is slowing and jobs are getting harder to find! these are good things and mean we're headed towards a SOFT LANDING
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Jul 11, 2023 00:20
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RealityWarCriminal posted:gfycat the .gif website is shutting down september 1st Nice time to move in on the lucrative free image hosting industry
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Jul 11, 2023 00:44
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Willa Rogers posted:Is there a law in your city against cis men sharing households? my last roommate I expressly asked "are you cool with trans people" when screening him and three months later he's listening to psychotic Bible podcasts all day about how the police and church have been infiltrated by transgenders so those pedos are actually also evil transgenders Sharing households with people you don't have an actual (to take my roommate's parlance) covenant with, of any kind, is hell
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Jul 11, 2023 00:47
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i remember that pointing to images hosted on other sites was a big no-no prior to cheap hosting and people would do poo poo like have random poo poo show up in place of the image for external linking what was the term for it
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Jul 11, 2023 00:47
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shrike82 posted:i remember that pointing to images hosted on other sites was a big no-no prior to cheap hosting and people would do poo poo like have random poo poo show up in place of the image for external linking Image leeching? Or do you mean a specific term for giving them the goatman?
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Jul 11, 2023 00:49
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shrike82 posted:i remember that pointing to images hosted on other sites was a big no-no prior to cheap hosting and people would do poo poo like have random poo poo show up in place of the image for external linking Hotlinking?
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Jul 11, 2023 00:49
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right, leeching was the phrase i was trying to recall
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Jul 11, 2023 00:49
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shrike82 posted:i remember that pointing to images hosted on other sites was a big no-no prior to cheap hosting and people would do poo poo like have random poo poo show up in place of the image for external linking image leeching. it used to be bannable here back when the forums had so much traffic that it would demolish small websites.
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Jul 11, 2023 00:50
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Stereotype posted:i've started seeing tons of these around Honolulu. There's a guy who is importing them pretty constantly. There are definitely more of them than Teslas at this point. I also really want one. mercedes led the charge on getting that 25 year import rule passed because they were mad people could import new cars from certain countries for significantly less than they were selling them here
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Jul 11, 2023 00:56
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OBAMNA PHONE posted:mercedes led the charge on getting that 25 year import rule passed because they were mad people could import new cars from certain countries for significantly less than they were selling them here Oh. That's why there are no more grey market Benzes here right? You used to be able to get Euro-spec Mercedes cars with better looking bumpers and headlights (and maybe engines with less power-inhibiting emissions equipment) back in the 1980s.
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Jul 11, 2023 01:01
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I mean, did the moron keep doing it after it was clear it was a scam?  Also, is it both wire fraud/securities fraud and money laundering?
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Jul 11, 2023 01:16
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wash bucket posted:lol I've had bosses like that. "How can you be demotivated? I showed you the spreadsheets!" my current boss's retention strategy is to get angry at people who are unhappy and want to leave, and then talk poo poo about them to remaining employees after they leave, and blame them for our problems
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Jul 11, 2023 01:53
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Xaris posted:lol just remembered the insanely disastrous tony blinking visit to china as well that was embarrasing as hell for the US. Xi gave him high honours to meet him and then got pissed in the face next day by the US Do you have that fantastic image from the Trump trade negotiations where the Western side is all geriatric boomers and silents, and the Chinese delegation is entirely sharp-looking 20- and 30-somethings?
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Jul 11, 2023 02:03
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Jul 11, 2023 02:06
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Don't worry, there will always be used cars available. The rich will buy new cars and the used vehicles will trickle down to the rest of America.
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Jul 11, 2023 02:10
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SKULL.GIF posted:Do you have that fantastic image from the Trump trade negotiations where the Western side is all geriatric boomers and silents, and the Chinese delegation is entirely sharp-looking 20- and 30-somethings? I dunno, this?  
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Jul 11, 2023 02:12
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Gwyneth Palpate posted:Don't worry, there will always be used cars available. The rich will buy new cars and the used vehicles will trickle down to the rest of America. Used cars that aren’t 10+ year old heavily driven beaters cost like 80% of the price of buying new. There’s no sweet spot of price and mileage anymore.
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Jul 11, 2023 02:12
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Thoguh posted:Used cars that aren’t 10+ year old heavily driven beaters cost like 80% of the price of buying new. There’s no sweet spot of price and mileage anymore. Not to mention the tiny portion of rich buyers vs. the much larger portion of not-rich car needers.
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Jul 11, 2023 02:18
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quote:According to Edmunds, the average transaction price for new cars in May was $47,892, approaching an all-time high. The percentage of vehicles sold above $70,000 has risen from 3% to 10% over the past five years.
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Jul 11, 2023 02:19
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Xaris posted:I dunno, this? Nah it was contrasting back when I Think it was England screwing China during the opium wars or something like that where all the Brits were young and the Chinese elders were tendril -bearded addled old men, and the modern-day version was a 180* of that where China was screwing the West in negotiations. I'll try to find it when I'm home from work.
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Jul 11, 2023 02:20
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Folks, let’s not get too bullish on China. They’d don’t have sky high and underreported inflation like us. That means they’ll collapse any day now from a DEFLATIONARY SPIRAL! https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/122920/us-inflation-pressures-ease-us-consumers-resist-more-personal-debt-china-extends
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Jul 11, 2023 02:46
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cat botherer posted:Folks, let’s not get too bullish on China. They’d don’t have sky high and underreported inflation like us. That means they’ll collapse any day now from a DEFLATIONARY SPIRAL! at what cost
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Jul 11, 2023 03:04
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SKULL.GIF posted:Nah it was contrasting back when I Think it was England screwing China during the opium wars or something like that where all the Brits were young and the Chinese elders were tendril -bearded addled old men, and the modern-day version was a 180* of that where China was screwing the West in negotiations. I think the "before" image was young US politicians vs geriatric Soviet leaders in the 70s to show that those antiquated russkies were a gerontocracy compared with the vibrant young energy of JFK's administration
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Jul 11, 2023 03:04
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Found it: Bottom image is the signing of the 1901 Boxer Protocol, lol.
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Jul 11, 2023 03:07
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SKULL.GIF posted:Do you have that fantastic image from the Trump trade negotiations where the Western side is all geriatric boomers and silents, and the Chinese delegation is entirely sharp-looking 20- and 30-somethings? people like to pour scorn onto the boomers but the boomers are not yet even in full control of the machinery of government. silent generation is very, very well represented at the top
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Jul 11, 2023 03:09
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the irony is that china's aging much faster than the US - i think their median age passed the US recently
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Jul 11, 2023 03:11
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Premier Xi has heard our pleas: https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1678587429316337666
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Jul 11, 2023 03:15
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SKULL.GIF posted:Premier Xi has heard our pleas: I will be you fist Xi.
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Jul 11, 2023 03:22
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anime was right posted:its notable because interest rates have managed to stay steady above 7% since last month. so interest rates are killing consumers buying really big things. ah, but that means the nominal price of cars and homes will fall!
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Jul 11, 2023 03:23
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shrike82 posted:the irony is that china's aging much faster than the US - i think their median age passed the US recently usa life expectancy number go down 🤣
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