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Every time the govt gives a rebate on something, all it does it drive up the final price to the consumer and provide higher margins to the supply chain. Examples are solar water heaters in the 80's (and probably now) and the current DTV converter boxes. These DTV are $20 boxes to make & sell (compare to other items like WiFi routers). The govt provides $40 rebates and the shelf price becomes $50.
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many states have lieu taxes which cost more the newer the car is. If they want to stimulate new car sales, charge more to register older cars, like Japan.
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I've felt this way for years about frivolous shopping for "toys and gadgets", so I hope they're not waiting on me to turbocharge the recovery.
LOL & very apropos:
"Dell eventually fixed it, with no charge to me, but the ordeal sucked the fun out of a purchase I made for pleasure."
I would rethink the "no charge" in non-monetary terms.
At some point in the 80's, shopping became an end in itself- a mentality. Consumerism / materialism was not just about owning, but about the thrill of the buy.