> The poorest, say, 30% shield the rest of a society from paying too much. aka, it's too difficult to price discrinimate common essentials (lord knows they try

> The poorest, say, 30% shield the rest of a society from paying too much. aka, it's too difficult to price discrinimate common essentials (lord knows they try - look at how much labeling of "organic" and "natural" foods there are!).