Re: $A=$US - Are we getting ripped off?
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Economies of scale as mentioned above. You can't expect a product manufactured in a country with a population of 300 million to cost the same in the country with 25 million. The producer has to price it accordingly to make it worth their while. And as flappist said, here we have benefits all over the place, the money comes from somewhere (you unless you don't pay tax) and all the workers want benefits (super, sick leave, maternity leave, holiday pay, etc). It all has to come from somewhere.
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