Good intentions

[meridian]

Bless. They pretend that we won't notice that they're upping the price by volume, even though they know we do notice, because come summer the customers will be forced to pay it anyway to stop the kids whinging.

I often wonder how those who loudly and proudly proclaim their love of free market capitalism respond to this kind of thing. "Hot damn! Those bastards are taking me for a **** and wringing more cash from me for less! I love that!" never seems to be their full-throated response, does it?

Unilever aren't taking you for any cash, they don't sell direct. The retail price of the new SKUs will be set by the retailer.

[FatLazyContractor]

Would you prefer to live on the Cayman Islands were it costs £8.50 for Fish Fingers and there is no welfare state so you have to hope for a nice millionaire to pay for your local hospital?

Last heard, Cayman islands are infested with Russian millionaire sugar daddies

[AtW]

Last heard, Cayman islands are infected with Russian billionaire sugar daddies

FTFY

[PurpleGorilla]

Would you prefer to live on the Cayman Islands were it costs £8.50 for Fish Fingers and there is no welfare state so you have to hope for a nice millionaire to pay for your local hospital?

Both extremes are bad.

The trick is to eat fresh fish in the Cayman Islands.

[gixxer]

Would you prefer to live on the Cayman Islands were it costs £8.50 for Fish Fingers and there is no welfare state so you have to hope for a nice millionaire to pay for your local hospital?

Both extremes are bad.

Lived there for some time. If you have a job u have a medical insurance. If you don't have a job and you are not Caymanian then you are not supposed to be there.

If you are Caymanian you will get a job anyway. 99% of companies are obliged to hire locals first. And yes, I wrote just hire, the pool of local "talent" is limited and obbligations towards local gov. must be met.

By line of principle I always entertained the idea of no welfare state, however higher cost of living leads to lower social mobility hence less competition, less new ideas, less buzz. London could never have been in Switzerland or Cayman.

[greenlake]

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[AtW]

less buzz.

The last time buzz was present in Cayman Islands during good old times of pirates boarding Spanish galeons...

[SueEllen]

By line of principle I always entertained the idea of no welfare state, however higher cost of living leads to lower social mobility hence less competition, less new ideas, less buzz. London could never have been in Switzerland or Cayman.

No welfare state equals no state pensions and no state run healthcare especially if you have a long term chronic condition. It's worth talking to people over 75 about that. Interestedly even those who were and still are well off remember the problems with that.

[gixxer]

The last time buzz was present in Cayman Islands during good old times of pirates boarding Spanish galeons...

:-) :-)

[PurpleGorilla]

No welfare state equals no state pensions and no state run healthcare especially if you have a long term chronic condition. It's worth talking to people over 75 about that. Interestedly even those who were and still are well off remember the problems with that.

All hail the NHS. Which cannot last, despite all the best of intentions. Huge growing demand and huge growing medical treatment costs. It is inevitable.