On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 10:19 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Isn't this what Capitolism is about? > > Why is it "Stealing" to negoiate a profitable deal? > > Pete >
No, Capitolism is about building new state Capitols. Capitalism is about making money. My opinion is that all corporations should be forced into a Not For Profit scenario so that they are unable to just horde the money they make forever and it has to be released back into the overall income stream of the general public by years end. That's just my opinion, though. The problem with the car industry is that Pavlov has already gotten the American public trained to bark like a dog until the price drops by 15%, at a minimum. Saturn has had some real problems dealing with their customers because they try everything they can to sell at sticker. They originally set it up so that they simply did *not* deal. It was sticker or nothing, the public did not like that. So the "Stealership" scenario is a self fulfilling prophecy put it place by both the manufacturers and the public. However, the rest of the world works full car sale like negotiations and bartering on a bar of soap, so I'm not sure what that says for us. I think it would be nice to be more like Japan though. In Japan the car salesman comes to you. Brings detailed sales catalogs and color samples like a freaking carpet salesman and has the model of vehicle you were most interested in for you to look at outside. They can get away with that though, because before you can even buy a car you *must* prove you own a place to park it, so the salesman can verify the parking spot and fill out the paperwork for that too while they are there. EdB -- "I'm a Night Elf Mohawk!" - Mr. T. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
