Re: Implants Price?

From: carabelli (redslaz3_at_att.net.not)
Date: 07/07/04 

Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2004 15:52:23 GMT

"Havirrion" <havirrion@NOblueDAMNyonderSPAM.co.uk> wrote in message
news:kUUGc.295$fE.2798647@news-text.cableinet.net...
> Tony Bad wrote:
>
> > "Steven Fawks" <tuthjockey@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > news:RvUGc.7653$R36.3731@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> >
> >>
> >>No I don't.
> >>
> >>You must have a different definition of 'market failure' than comes to
my
> >>mind. I do not base my fees on what the poorest person in town can
> >>afford. I base my fees on what I feel is a fair price for the quality
> >>of service that I provide.
> >>
> >>If the government wants to subsidize low income patients so they can
> >>afford my treatment, fine. If you think I should only charge $50 for a
> >>root canal and $10 for an extraction, that ain't gonna fly.
> >>
> >>You're talking about social issues and welfare. Not 'market failures'.
> >>
> >>Go ahead and take another shot. I'm done with this conversation.
> >>
> >>Fawks
> >>
> >>
> >>>Do you not see how those thing connect? Market failure leads to poor
> >>>availability of dental care for low income families.
> >>
> >
> >
> > I am unaware of ANY business that has a marketing strategy that targets
the
> > lowest segments of the income scale. THAT would be a sure ticket for
failure.
> >
> > T
> >
> >
>
> Who said targetting the lowest? I was talking about median income
> families, that seems a resonable area for dentists to target their
> services. Guess what, dental fees are beyond the means of most median
> income families.

You'll have to excuse T.

When you posted "Market failure leads to poor
> >>>availability of dental care for low income families" he failed to
understand that meant median.

I am sensing that you have a problem with capitalism - would that be a fair
assumption?

carabelli

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