Appoxo comments on Lazy moochers

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

When I did a vacation in Sri Lanka our guide told us some cars appreciated in price because the government increased (I believe it was that) import taxes.

Edit: Appreciation due to car scarcity

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[+] Tja@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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[–] Maeve@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

It's mind-bending that a car now cost what a new house cost, when I was a kid.

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[–] Patches@ttrpg.network 1 point 1 year ago

The cost of goods should go up. It is a healthy sign of the economy. The fact that wages don't is the problem.

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[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

(This was way after covid).
If I remember it correctly, the government is heavily restricting import of foreign brands.
Our guide drove an imported japanese EV.