cm0002@europe.pub to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 1 month agoMama didn't raise no quittereurope.pubimagemessage-square47linkfedilinkarrow-up1434arrow-down112
arrow-up1422arrow-down1imageMama didn't raise no quittereurope.pubcm0002@europe.pub to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 1 month agomessage-square47linkfedilink
minus-squareyaroto98@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·1 month agoWith fewer people smoking, the price of cigs sure didn’t drop.
minus-squareToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 month agoNow that… That is interesting man. I’ve never thought about that. But WHY?!
minus-squarecynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoMost of the cost is production and taxes. If demand falls, production resources (land etc) are diverted to more profitable crops. This makes supply fall until prices reach a new equilibrium. Taxes then add a fixed offset to that.
With fewer people smoking, the price of cigs sure didn’t drop.
Now that… That is interesting man. I’ve never thought about that.
But WHY?!
Most of the cost is production and taxes. If demand falls, production resources (land etc) are diverted to more profitable crops. This makes supply fall until prices reach a new equilibrium.
Taxes then add a fixed offset to that.