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Originally Posted by dpg
We can all say that about everything we do. I work in a large industry here in Mass. Can myself and others be "job shopped" out when you figure the cost of insurance and everything else? Sure - but where would that leave most of us?
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It's actually quite simple, either you make money or you go under. If you operate at a loss, you can't stay in business. You can't ignore those costs. The author makes the erroneous assumption that the labor to cook, shell, add other ingredients and prepare that lobster are free.
Where does it leave most of us??? Screwed. It seems a majority of us are for higher taxes on the people who produce this stuff, endless regulation, government bailouts, raising energy costs to make "green" energy more appealing (doesn't work), print money to buoy the stock market so the reality of how bad this economy does not tank the stock market again.... all this comes out of the consumer's pocketbook and is reflected in what we pay for stuff. Add to that the need for most businesses in this area to make most of their money in the summer months to survive for the year and it adds up to the cost we see for a lobster roll.
From Winni, you can easily drive to the boat, pay the wholesale price for lobster, cook it, shell it and prep it, but even with the free labor you provide, it would still probably cost much more than the most expensive lobster roll in the area when you figure all your costs......