Quality and cost are two opposite ends if the scale. One end optimises for lowest cost, the other for maximum quality. In truth quality is always getting bette

Quality and cost are two opposite ends if the scale. One end optimises for lowest cost, the other for maximum quality. In truth quality is always getting better for less money - my 70's car required me to be a part-time mechanic, whereas my current car runs forever between services. Minimum wage generates minimum quality, and you can call both macdonalds and Peter luger "restaurants". The progression is a curve, not a line, the best value for money is about half way along the curve.