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Re:Top US corporations raising prices on Americans even as p... by reducesuffering on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @02:01PM (#31183517)
If that were true Pepsi and Coke would compete their profit margins to 0 for almost identical products. However they both make tens of billions of profit a year.
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Re:Top US corporations raising prices on Americans even as p... by colinmhayes on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @02:27PM (#31183843)
Pepsi and coke have differentiated their products. The generic brand cola does have next to 0 profit margins, big soda can charge more because they have a monopoly on their brand.
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