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Originally Posted by no_worries
How far back was the last post advocating price controls? While it's been mentioned, I wouldn't call it the prevailing theme of the thread.
For the record, I just said that it was something in this thread, not a prevailing theme.
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Having said that, I know where I can get tomatoes from a grower or a wholesaler and have a pretty decent idea of how much I could get them for. If the price in the grocery store became so high that it would be worth it for me to go direct, I would. Living where I do, that's not terribly likely. However, I've certainly lived in areas where I could go direct to the grower and get produce for significantly less than in the store...and I did. As far as the grower not selling to the public, almost every produce shipper I pick up at will sell you whatever you like.
Use something else, then. Hershey candy bars. Plasma TV's. Whatever. You get the point.
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You keep talking about me having issues with fellow consumers and carriers accepting cheap freight and thinking the brokers/middlemen are charging too much. You're reading something into my posts that just isn't there. I think you're missing the point regarding the motivation behind my posts. But I don't know how to clarify further. So I'll give it a rest :? :lol:
I wasn't aware that I was speaking directly to you in this thread. Just because I am conveying an idea doesn't mean I am only referring to you. :wink: