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While I agree with your points, I would also add that most of the people who are in the middle in the second, bifurcated market would likely be in the low end o
by yakult 10y ago
While I agree with your points, I would also add that most of the people who are in the middle in the second, bifurcated market would likely be in the low end or outside the market entirely in the first market, e.g. they won't even be able to afford the meat. So they're not really worse off, the goalpost has moved.
- barrkel 10y agoI don't agree at all. Even today, meat from a good butcher is quite affordable. A much bigger part of the cost is physically visiting the butcher, since there's far fewer of them. It does tie in with two-income families (households are more time-poor) and other changes in the economy, it's not just commoditization.
- aembleton 10y agoTotally agree. Some of the fares are really cheap these days. For example a return flight from Manchester to Dublin booked two weeks in advance is £20. That's a journey that can only be done by flying for one hour or driving for two followed by a three hour ferry. Or perhaps even better, a return from Manchester to Nürnberg for ~£30 in 2 hours instead of a 14 hour drive plus ferry. The fuel for that alone (not including the ferry) would cost £170. I just don't understand the complaints! Booking a few months in advance I can get a return trip to the otherside of the world (Australia) for under £700 and get there in less than 24 hours. I find that incredibly cheap and would be mindblowing just 20 years ago.
- earcaraxe 10y agoThat would be amazing. We can't even get across the states for less than $250.