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Re:The $3500 Shirt – A History Lesson in Economics by crimsonalucard on Saturday January 24, 2015 @07:29PM (#8941612)
You describe a paradox.

The cheap laptops and Android devices exist only because the population is manufacturing the devices by hustling 8 hours a day to keep a roof over their heads.

Re:The $3500 Shirt – A History Lesson in Economics by learnstats2 on Saturday January 24, 2015 @07:42PM (#8941644)
The parent suggested he would prefer a world where housing was cheaper but was willing to concede that electronics could be more expensive. Not a paradox.