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Energy_3
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Confused Western Society Vs 3rd World

It think its amazing that the cost of things in society are determined by demographics. It's funny i went to Costa Rica for a holiday and ended up having a tooth problem. So i went to the dentist and while i was there I ended up having a shit load of work done: filling (7), two root canals with caps being made etc etc along with, a couple of teeth being removed. All up i spent just over a 1000us. If i had done this back home in Australia or here in the States it would have cost me over 3000us.

Another thing my woman inquired about breast implants there as well which were going to cost 2400us not the usual, like you would pay here 8000/10000 and up in the States.

I understand that this is a clear reflection to the nature of that economy but damm it really shows how fucked things are in this world.

Is this the advent of 3rd world countries trying to become westernized but cant bridge the gab between a modern world and that of the past? Arguably demographics has a huge hand in this social dilemma!


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pretty sure it comes down to money and inflation and the exchange rates.


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Joss Weatherby
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Read Marx and you will understand everything.

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Read Arghiri Emmanuel and you will understand everything.

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Energy_3
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Read Marx and you will understand everything.


yes already have, studied sociology at uni.

im just pointing to the nature of demographics as a current trend as to why there are obvious social differences that exist between one country and another! Marx mentions a few things, as to Durkheim and others.

Inflation, perhaps and demand also. the demand for something has perhaps driven the cost up in a western or more modernized society even though the demand is equally concurrent in a 3rd world society we could argue. and, yes industrialization is the main contributing factor as Marx would speak of.


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yes already have, studied sociology at uni.

im just pointing to the nature of demographics as a current trend as to why there are obvious social differences that exist between one country and another! Marx mentions a few things, as to Durkheim and others.

Inflation, perhaps and demand also. the demand for something has perhaps driven the cost up in a western or more modernized society even though the demand is equally concurrent in a 3rd world society we could argue. and, yes industrialization is the main contributing factor as Marx would speak of.



I was referring to more the economic things he talks about like intangible wealth and how wealth can become detached from any sort of physical object or idea and begins to exist solely for the purpose of being wealth.

If you read about that it explains a lot why things cost more or less in certain places.

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Energy_3
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I was referring to more the economic things he talks about like intangible wealth and how wealth can become detached from any sort of physical object or idea and begins to exist solely for the purpose of being wealth.

If you read about that it explains a lot why things cost more or less in certain places.


its been while since i read good ol Marx, much respect to the man thats for sure. so what your suggesting is that wealth derives itself from its own identity and its detachment i guess, would rest upon the idea of how it becomes a commodity in transit.


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10$ that you'll have to redo the tooth (and boob) job in a couple of years.


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Energy_3
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10$ that you'll have to redo the tooth (and boob) job in a couple of years.


yeah maybe thats what i was thinking when i was sitting in the chair. my lady didnt end up doing it, and one of the reasons why was in fact that if you get it done ther you either hav to go back ther to get them fixed or pay to get them fixed in another country which, will cost your more. so ends up being a catch 22.

but so far the caps are holding up! touch wood.


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You can learn just as easily about fiat currency from Mises, except his alternative proposals are more grounded in reality instead of lala land.


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You can learn just as easily about fiat currency from Mises, except his alternative proposals are more grounded in reality instead of lala land.


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Marx is an idiot.

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You can learn just as easily about fiat currency from Mises, except his alternative proposals are more grounded in reality instead of lala land.


you know nothing about economics. and anyone that takes mises as a source for such issues is as clueless as you are (yes capitalizt im talking to you). i find it amazing how you've been repeatedly thrashed over the fiat money debate yet you still maintain the same myopic opinions.


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