Half a croissant, on a plate, with a sign in front of it saying '50c'
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Unionized purchasing power
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Everyone puts forward the amount they're willing to pay for something, the specifications for what that thing should have, and the units of that thig to prebuy. The when a company puts that thig on the market the payment goes through and everyone automatically prebuys the amount of the thing.

This would encourage companies to lower prices because they would compete to reach the prices and specifications demanded by customers.

This can also be done to pay things like insurance and utilities.

—flireferret, Jun 19 2025

100 of these for five bucks? I'm in! https://www.amazon....-2281435178058&th=1
[doctorremulac3, Jun 19 2025]

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       This is too interesting to not have been done. Could basically do this on Kickstarter no? Say there's an item you want, you contact the factory, say "How much to get ten million squeeze rubber honking chickens?" The factory says "Bulk order of 10 million gets them down to ten cents each." Put it on Kickstarter and get ten thousand people to commit to 100 rubber honking squeeze chickens for ten bucks and boom, capitalism's finest moment.   

       When it catches on, other rubber chicken factories can bid for the contract. 100 rubber chickens for five bucks? I'm not sure there's a person on Earth that would turn that down.   

       I like it. [+] (But somebody has to have thought of this.)
—doctorremulac3, Jun 19 2025
   

       Look, the contract doesn't specify no rat meat in the burger. I don't know what to tell you. Next time make your specs more precise.
—Voice, Jun 20 2025
   

       ^ (+)   

       Well, yeah…
—minoradjustments, Jun 20 2025
   


 

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