Commerce in Interrupted Commerce
It seems the China-60 mile-traffic jam could last weeks. Which isn't good news for many. Especially for the truck drivers waiting to deliver their goods at its destination. From a business perspective its also an interruption to the flow of commerce.
Yet what's heartening within this 'stuck' scene is that the wheels of commerce still keep rolling. The act of selling and buying continues. As truckers wait, villagers at the scene along Highway 110 take advantage of the jam, selling drivers packets of instant noodles from roadside stands and, when traffic is at a standstill, move between trucks and cars to hawk their wares.
Now that's the spirit of Enterprise. Of Business. Always in wait for an opportunity to buy or sell.
Wow! Hats off!
Yet what's heartening within this 'stuck' scene is that the wheels of commerce still keep rolling. The act of selling and buying continues. As truckers wait, villagers at the scene along Highway 110 take advantage of the jam, selling drivers packets of instant noodles from roadside stands and, when traffic is at a standstill, move between trucks and cars to hawk their wares.
Now that's the spirit of Enterprise. Of Business. Always in wait for an opportunity to buy or sell.
Wow! Hats off!
Comments
Mental Map at play? Step aside and instead see supply-demand dynamics at play.
When there's demand, not much supply, prices 'spike'.
And if it isn't, then its 'swindling'!
Wanna stop the swindle? Increase supply. Prices will come down. Sure, during a downpour that turns into a deluge, that can't be possible.
What can I say, life ain't fair! Also remember, it isn't always vada-pavs. At times it potatoes, at others, tomatoes. Like I said, keep the supply lines running, life will seem fair. :)
The supply lines are controlled by the ones who control the prices.
Look at oil. Look at precious stones. Look at rare metals.
Let me guess...
You believe the Globe's warming, America the capitalist gnome is gunning after all the oil because its part of their creepy desire for world domination...James Cameron's a hero not a dimwit...Obama's the saviour...Venezuela and Cuba are other names for heaven...
Oh and yeah, the capitalists of course have to be the ones holding the supply lines, making us all suffer...
I forgot...the oil and the precious metals...my advice? Stop buying and see where prices go...that way you can stick it to the capitalists...
Get the drift...?
WinterRain,
Couldn't have explained it better...
The people affected by the deluge weren't given a menu to choose from. The chinese truckers had no choice but to pay ten times the price for a bottle of water. These weren't luxuries, but necessities. If you guys have better opinions, raise them up in your classrooms and have the kids pat you on the back.
I was happy reading this blog until I now realize it's just chalk for the blackboard.
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Wel, Prices controlled by capitalists at times of favor and by consumers at times of competition....
But it happens wen choices are at hand as SS rightly said...
Here the ball was in the enterprenure's court so nobody can mock the people naming it as luxury!