DickFiasco

A quality meme, wasted on someone completely unworthy.

That crust is thicc...

I think --explanation is the command line switch to output a brief summary of a git command.

Remember to mark your fascism bingo cards if you had "enemy within".

Washing machine prices have been going down since at least 1977, which is as far back as I can find data while I'm on mobile. From the US bureau of labor statistics you can see that laundry equipment priced at $500 in 1977 is now priced at $768. And, due to inflation, $500 in 1977 has the same buying power as $2647 today. In other words, washing machines have gone down in price about 70% in the last 50 years.

If it was, it seems to have backfired.

Maybe my example wasn't clear; I don't mean that you would buy a microwave if you already have one, I mean that you will spend your money on something else if you can't afford the washing machine. Some goods are tightly correlated with each other such that if the price of one goes up (e.g. due to tariff), the price of the other will go up as well because it's a partial alternative.

The type of market you’re describing...only happens in small, locally focused markets

This is not true; supply and demand applies in any open market, with the exception of monopolies and collusion which I already pointed out. Yes, WalMart/Home Depot/etc engage in anti-competitive business practices, but they still can't arbitrarily charge whatever they want, which is what it sounds like the Axios article is saying. If they could, then why did they wait for the looming threat of tariffs to raise their prices? Why haven't they been charging exorbitant prices all along?

You don't directly haggle with retailers, but if $1200 is more than you want to spend, then you simply don't buy the washing machine, and you look for an alternative like jerry rigging the one you already own, using the laundromat, or looking for a better deal from another seller. Not buying something is effectively haggling.

Just had a look, mate. Didn't see you in there.

That's hard to answer. I'm not sure if humans would be able to create a stable society that didn't rely on consumerism. We're wired to try to maximize our resources, and this doesn't seem to stop even when basic needs have been comfortably met. I can't say I'm at all knowledgeable about this though. I'll have to think more on it.