“ People whose profits are excessive when measured by any sound standard should be the first to cut prices. ”
Henry Ford, My Life and Work (1922). copy citation
Author | Henry Ford |
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Source | My Life and Work |
Topic | profit price |
Date | 1922 |
Language | English |
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Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7213/pg7213-images.html |
Context
“they belong to the business—to keep it steady, progressive, and sound. They belong to the men who helped produce them. And they belong also, in part, to the public. A successful business is profitable to all three of these interests—planner, producer, and purchaser.
People whose profits are excessive when measured by any sound standard should be the first to cut prices. But they never are. They pass all their extra costs down the line until the whole burden is borne by the consumer; and besides doing that, they charge the consumer a percentage on the increased charges.”
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