[cripplecreek]

That’s the easy excuse but it doesn’t explain why factories are constantly trying to balance their costs and ditch inventory for the quarterly audits.

Of course companies pass costs on to consumers. Only the Occutards expect them to eat those costs.

Reducing production costs results in greater production which means jobs which means consumers.

[Elsie]

That’s the easy excuse but it doesn’t explain why factories are constantly trying to balance their costs and ditch inventory for the quarterly audits.

EXCUSE?

Again, the inventory game is played because of variable TAX COSTS that the gummint applies to business.

Those "costs" can be controlled a little.

Why pass them on to your customers if you can AVOID it?