Dynamic Pricing

[CBH99]

I only post it here in the Canadian Politics section because the NDP's new leader seems to have chosen this as his first issue to fight back against.

(And I have to say, I don't think it's a poor choice on his part.)

New grocery store ban proposal includes $20,000 fine for repeat violators

Gov. Mikie Sherrill has indicated that she would sign either or both of these bills into law if they made it to her desk.

www.yahoo.com

Mods - pls forgive me if this has already been posted. I did a quick search but didn't see anything

 

[Brad Sallows]

Oh, come on, it sounds like fun. It'll be like haggling in a third world bazaar.

 

[brihard]

That's a pretty good issue for the NDP to take on, actually. I'm on side with it. Big-data informed 'dynamic pricing' in things like groceries is definitely right on the horizon and economists have been flagging this as imminent for a few years now. Very few in the electorate are likely to look at this and say 'yeah that would be a good thing for Canadians'. Probably every party would be able to come up with internally coherent arguments against it.

Also an easy one for the government to look at and say 'yup, we agree', legislate it and pull the wind right out of NDP's sails.

 

[Brad Sallows]

The NDP will take the issue over and demand dynamic pricing be used to increase prices for customers profiled as having higher incomes, and to decrease prices for those profiled as having lower incomes.