Quote Originally Posted by dwalker460 View Post
Thats capitalism my boy, pure and simple.
You forgot the part where there are numerous other companies that produce quality products that meet the needs of consumers. That, my boy, is capitalism.

Also, for your lower receiver example, you failed to account for inflation, rising manufacturing costs, rising raw material costs, etc. You acknowledged that metal prices are at an all time high, but failed to account for it.

Same story for gasoline. The cost of gas has been actually rising LESS than the estimated actual inflation, which means that whether it agrees with the point you're trying to make or not, gas has gotten cheaper over the past decade.