I suspect that everything is overpriced by a factor of 2 in order to force people to work more and in order to increase the profits of the rich.
A movie ticket 10 Dollars? Sorry but in 1999 it cost 5 Dollars and not much has changed to justify price increases. Perhaps the real price today should be 6 or 7 – the rest is just so that the rich can make extra profit.
A gallon of milk 4.20? Sorry but in 2002 it cost 2.72 and not much has changed to justify price increases. Perhaps the real price today should be 3 or 3.5 – the rest is just so that the rich can make extra profit.
A house? Sorry but in 2002 the average house price was 150 000 and not much has changed to justify price increases. Perhaps the real price today should be 200 000 or 250 000 – the rest is just so that the rich can make extra profit.
Because if everything is overpriced – people have to work more for their employers to make enough money – and pay more money for products. A loss for the average Joe – and a win for the rich guys.