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Richard J Kinch wrote:

Everything you say is true ... except I did take, literally, Econ 101.

Yes, retailing earns its markup.

What I object to is outfits that will sell quantity 1, but only to those
with certain qualifications that have nothing to do with the economics of
the transaction, in order to "protect" the trade.

Reminds me of the hair stuff sold only to "licensed beauticians".

You have no idea of the training cosmotologists go through or the
medical aspects.
Whine as you like Kinch but the world doesn't revolve around your
socialist ass.