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Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales
Author: Michael Mahoney
Date: 08-02-2012 - 18:07

This is why the "free market" advocates so often fall off the boat, and why, on a warm day in Florida, Rep. Mica's IQ rises into the low double digits.

The snack bar or diner on an Amtrak train is not like a stationary restaurant. It provides a necessary service. Travelers who would otherwise not take the train will do so if they know they don't have to carry all their own food. The snack bar is therefore a loss leader that serves to bring paying passengers aboard the train. If the price of the food were raised to cover the total cost (however calculated) of providing it, it would be so expensive no one would buy it.

Any service added on for free is judged the same way. How about this? "Rep. Mica discovers that supermarkets are giving away free parking." Or, "Rep. Mica proposes that government office buildings charge for the use of elevators."

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  Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales David Smith 08-02-2012 - 16:51
  Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales Freericks 08-02-2012 - 17:47
  Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales Tom 08-03-2012 - 03:00
  Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales Freericks 08-02-2012 - 17:49
  Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales Michael Mahoney 08-02-2012 - 18:07
  Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales Mark 08-02-2012 - 20:00
  Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales Freericks 08-02-2012 - 20:12
  Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales Freericks 08-02-2012 - 20:13
  Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales SP4460 08-02-2012 - 20:19
  Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales Carol L. Voss 08-02-2012 - 20:50
  Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales J Squared 58 08-02-2012 - 21:25
  Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales Adam Smith 08-02-2012 - 21:43
  Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales Lonk 08-02-2012 - 21:59
  Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales Freericks 08-02-2012 - 22:17
  Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales hmm. 08-03-2012 - 07:40
  Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales Bruce Kelly 08-03-2012 - 08:00
  Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales Freericks 08-03-2012 - 10:24
  Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales Mark 08-03-2012 - 11:06
  Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales Bill 08-03-2012 - 11:16
  Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales Freericks 08-03-2012 - 11:39
  Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales Burger Time 08-04-2012 - 03:25
  Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales wsabo 08-04-2012 - 14:27
  From someone who remembers the 1970s Minneapolis Depot 08-04-2012 - 11:35
  Re: From someone who remembers the 1970s Freericks 08-04-2012 - 14:10
  Re: Amtrak lost $800 million on soda and burger sales Fred Harvey 08-04-2012 - 23:15


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