You don't believe cometition can and does affect prices????
That is truly amazing.
I how much of each dollar is embedded taxes? How is getting rid of the income tax going to do away with the embedded taxes? Are those added costs to make up for the sellers income tax liability? I do find it amazing that their are americans that actually argue for the intrusive and confiscatory income tax. We have come a long ways from colonists times.
There are many dimensions to competition. Price is only one. Even now, there are place I can buy tires cheaper than where I do. Why do I buy where I do?
There is a difference between price and cost.
Impulse buyers will buy on price, you see them at Wal-Mart at midnight Thanksgiving. Smart consumers look for service and convenience also. In the staffing business, if our workers comp went down, we didn’t give anything back to the customers, who were already willing to pay that price. Plese tell me who would want to be first.