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That explains why they're expensive, but not why they're more expensive than they were before.
by actuallyalys 1y ago
That explains why they're expensive, but not why they're more expensive than they were before.
- pas 1y agoOne likely significant factor is the Baumol effect. As mass-produced things get cheaper everything that requires a lot of manual labor gets relatively more and more expensive. This is basically the Abbott baby formula shortage but for this other critical product. Instead of having a large market with more competition the US has its own special sausage.