#price control

[sorstis]

I really really wish people didn't smoke tobacco. Or at the least, didn't smoke cigarettes. The warning labels on the packages and doors don't do anything.

OoOH scaRy NicOTiNe

That's all they see. At most, it's a joke to them. Something to gawk at.

But in a purely anticapitalist lens, 6 companies own essentially all tobacco. This includes most non-tobacco nicotine products, like vapes or Zyn.

People don't realize that companies have VERY little control over prices of Cigarettes and dip. Sometimes they don't tell us to change a price for months. A year, even. Other times, they make us change it three days in a row. Sometimes it's up 10¢, 50¢, or an arbitrary amount. Once it even went down 3¢ one day then the next up 18¢.

We have to change all of the signs. Every time.

And we also have to suffer people getting angry over a price change.

We make 2-10¢ per pack of cigarettes.

They cost minimum $8.99.

$3.33 of that is State tax.

At most, we profit 1% of the cost the customer pays. It exists solely to increase foot traffic. Which is good, but is like kinda ridiculous when you realize we make more on a single Bic sale than we do on 10 cigarette pack sales.

OUR CARTONS OFTEN DON'T EVEN SAVE YOU MONEY ANYMORE. If we wanted to create an artificial savings, we'd have to manually increase our own profit by raising cigarettes even further (which we are, again, limited by) but we don't want to fuck over our customers even more and lose even more business.

And what's even fucking crazier, is that bigger chains get better contracts and are allowed to sell their cigarettes for significantly cheaper, fucking over every small business. Why the hell would people stop by our shop when they can go to Dollar General and grab a pack of cigarettes for a buck+ cheaper.

Oh, and our contract limits our sales even more bc we aren't allowed to have ANY cigarettes cheaper than Lucky Strikes, which are 9.49. how did we get one down to 8.99, you definitely ask?

Well, we add a 50¢ coupon onto it, provided by the cigarette company. A legal grey area in the contract.

I feel so black pilled by this anti competitive shit, it's so anti small business.

EDIT:

For those too dumb to get it, my problem is with toxic contracts, gov lobbying by big tobacco, artificial competition, and corrupt politicians enabling it, as well as policies.

I am not an anarchist, though I do agree with some ideals and like listening to what they think, which is why I tagged them.

I am not a communist, and, like Anarchism, I do agree with some ideals and enjoy listening to their perspective, again which is why I tagged communism.

I am a socialist, and I am anticapitalist. Anyone who opposes anti-capitalism is pro capitalist, and is anti-human. Capitalism has killed more than any other ideology.

Go touch grass.

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

“Timmins First in Canada to Prosecute on Charge of Selling Sliced Bread,” The Porcupine Advance (Timmins). June 4, 1942. Page 1, section 2. ---- Two Convictions are Registered Here Tuesday Under Section of Wartime Prices and Trade Board and Bring. Fines of Fifty Dollars and Costs. Both Bakery and Cafe Plead Guilty. ---- Magistrate S. Atkinson, presiding at the regular weekly police court in Timmins on Tuesday afternoon, registered the first convictions in Canada under the section of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board Order that deals with sliced bread. Two Timmins business-men, Albert Tomchick and Andrew Fillafer, paid fines of fifty dollars and costs for contravening the regulations of the order.

Mr. J. Emile Lacouriere, local attorney, was named special prosecutor by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. but he didn't have to use any of his argumentative powers to obtain the convictions as the two men pleaded guilty before court opened and paid their fines. Mr. Lacouriere was informed by the board that the two charges were the first of their kind to be preferred in the Dominion of Canada.

The charge against Tomchick was that he as the owner and proprietor of Albert's Bakery, in the Town of Timmins, between November 1st 1941, and April 29th, 1942, inclusive, did, "sell bread in sliced loaves, and sliced bread for another person, contrary to and in violation of Section 1 (a) of Order No. 55 of the Wartime Prices and Trade Regulations made and established by Order in Council P. C. 8528. dated the 1st day of November, 1941."

The charge against Andrew Fillafer was that he did "aid and abet one Albert Timchick to sell bread in sliced loaves and to slice bread for another person, in violation of Order No. 55 of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board and did thereby contravene the War tions made and established by Order in Council P. C. 8528, dated the first day of November, 1942."

The charges were preferred by Fred Noon, Wartime Prices and Trade Board investigator for this district.

The two charges were read by the magistrate at the court when he read the convictions against the men. The reason for reading the charges, the magistrate said, was to inform the people that there were severe penalties imposed on those people who contravened the regulations of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board.

Harold Grist 9 Centre Avenue, Schumacher, is the first to pay a fine under the new speeding regulations. He was apprehended by Timmins police a couple of weeks ago and this week he pleaded guilty to the charge and paid a fine of fifteen dollars and costs. This is the minimum under the new regulations designed to cut down the large number of speeding charges. The magistrate has the power, under these new regulations, to cancel a driver's license. and can also mete out a jail sentence.

Donat Crispin, 64 Montgomery Avenue, remanded last week on a charge of negligent driving (four persons in the front seat), pleaded guilty this week and paid a fine of ten dollars and costs Police stopped him almost two weeks ago on Fourth Avenue.

Lucille Desrosier, 69 Third Avenue, was given another remand on a charge of careless driving. She was involved in an accident on Third Avenue more than a week ago while she was said to have made a left-hand turn into a driveway. Personal service of her summons was ordered on Tuesday when she failed to appear.

Earl S. Campbell had a charge of operating a car without the necessary driver's license withdrawn, while Bernard Daley paid a fine of a dollar and costs for driving a car with defective lights. Ten other motorists paid fines of a dollar and costs on charges of illegal parking, while one man was given the benefit of the doubt when the magistrate adjourned his case till called upon on the same charge.

A total of twenty-one persons faced charges of allowing their dogs to run at large this week. Of the twenty-one fifteen paid fines of a dollar and costs while three were withdrawn, two adjourned till called upon, and one adjourned till next week.

[how-very-queer]

I’m ready for a pharmaceutical company to find the vaccine for COVID-19 and jack the price way up. Can’t wait to see all the conservatives crying about the need for price control of medication when it impacts them

[konigsblog]

I did the self of care today and that made me think.

If your married to toxic dad bod price you gotta get the self care in. Even if it means special bath with nice stuff you used his money to buy.

Just dont forget to let price in or he will have a shit fit.

he stinks of his natrual musk, sweat and tobacco, the nicotine sticking to his skin, rubbing onto yours whenever he rubs all up against you :( and he always does it straight after a shower!! rubbing away your floral scent replacing it with his, marking you up.

but, he lets you buy some expensive body washes and shampoos, products for your hair and body butters!!! your soft voice echoing from the bathroom whilst you shave your legs, getting them all smooth just like he adores .. :(( i feel like he'd kiss up your thighs before teasing you by pushing his nose against your clothed cunt, your whimpers and squeals making him chuckle. he adores your essence, but sometimes wishes he could grind all up against you.

he'll watch as you shave your legs, the foamy soap running down your body, seeing him lean back shirtless and only wearing jeans, a lit cigar between his two, thick and calloused fingers, taking drags as you shower :( your body covered in water, giving him a soft smile while he admires your beauty, the smoke from his tobacco filling the air.

[konigsblog]

sweetdadbod!price comforting his wife going through a bad depression episode 🥺

how would sweet!dadbod!price comfort his wife going through a bad depression episode?;

he's noticed how you've become detached, from reality and from him. he'll hold you close to his chest everynight, one hand over your chest, feeling your heartbeat, the thumping sounds relaxing him.

you won't get up, only for the bathroom before you collapse back into bed, pulling the bedsheets over your form. your hair became matted and your eyes became red from the lack of sleep, despite never moving from the bed. he'd grew increasingly worried, spoonfeeding you some soup and giving you water every now and then when he notices you've drank the bottle he'd given you, he's so scared for your mental well-being :(((

at some point, he can't take it anymore. he'll hold you and pull you into his large burly arms, taking you downstairs to sit on his lap. he begins talking to you about his concerns, how you've became quiet; the only sounds coming from you becoming sniffles and sobs. you break down, crying and weeping into his chest, muttering and stuttering over your words, rambling about your problems.

you don't like being a bother, but everytime you hesitate, he'll keep you talking, nodding his head and playing with your hair. “i'm gonna start helpin' you some more, baby, you're strugglin', please don't keep quiet.” his voice is soft and tender, kissing your forehead.

dragging a brush through your knots, washing and showering you, getting you all clean. helping you brush your teeth and washing your face. cutting your nails and shaving your legs, desperately trying to make you more confident physically so it'll be easier to do so mentally. he becomes your therapist, who knew the ex-captain could be so caring? the one who slashed people? it's almost unbelievable that the man who cared and comfoeted you, also scolded and yelled at people so loudly and so much that his voice became strained!!

the next few days, he does the same. it's a routine; helping you get up and showering you, brushing your hair and teeth, washing your face and making you breakfast. he'll spoon-feed you, even if you're apologetic that he has to do this, he'll brush your worries away and tell you that this is something he wants to do, that he can't see you struggling like this that he cares for you and it's only right to make sure you're well and alright :(((

you have sessions of therapy with eachother, twice a day. one after breakfast, the other at nighttime. giving your a few sips of his beer and holding you like a koala, suddenly hearing your soft snores, something he'd barely heard before due to those restless nights :( he can't help but smile broadly, running his fingertips down your back, finally at ease and relaxed.

[theaaliyat]

یہ معاملہ صرف قیمتوں کا نہیں، شفافیت اور دیانت کا ہے۔ جو پورے نظام کی بے حسی کا عکس ہے جہاں صارف کی جیب اور شعور دونوں کا استحصال ہو رہا ہے۔

ہمیں یہ سیکھنا ہوگا کہ ظلم صرف طاقتور کی بندوق سے نہیں ، بلکہ عام آدمی کے پیسے سے ہونے والا استحصال بھی، ظلم ہی کہلاتا ہے۔

(عالی جاہ)

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[newsleverage]

Food Security: Ogun to Introduce Price Control, Bans Levies in Markets

Food Security: Ogun to Introduce Price Control, Bans Levies in Markets