'Pay what you want' store forced to close [Socialism doesn't work, even in Seattle]

Northwest Cable News ^ | November 20, 2008 | Tonya Mosley

[matt1234]

More humiliating news from the Northwest.

[SkyDancer]

There’s a restaurant in Kaliphornia that does the same thing ... pay what you think the meal was worth ...

[SolidWood]

My head hurts.

[ABQHispConservative]

About a week ago, Rush mentioned a similar restaurant in Salt Lake. It is having a similar problem.

[SkyDancer]

Yeah, thought it was in CA ... my mistake ... I remember that particular show ...

[randomhero97]

No biggie, the store was probably subsidized by the local government.

[supremedoctrine]

The basic precept seems to be “You steal it, you own it.”
Talk about lack of incentive.

[Know et al]

Why can't we pay our representatives the same way?

[zoso82t]

Wait...you mean to tell me that human nature is inherently selfish? Liberals everywhere are shocked; conservatives shrug and say ‘Told you so.’

[Firefigher NC]

If only such stores could actually work, that would be amazing. Wish I could buy guns that way...

[hinckley buzzard]

The landlord, Robert Burkheimer, says his hands are tied. He has to pay his mortgage and he’s already struggling to find tenants to fill up a once thriving retail strip

Maybe he could just coax his lender into accepting whatever he can pay from his heart. Sheesh. I recall "Free stores" in the hippie part of town and "honor system" refreshment stands at certain movie theaters in the seventies. They never lasted, either.

[ScreamingFist]

What? Communism doesn’t work? She’ll have a bailout from the taxpayers within 2 months........apparently it does work if the correct person is elected.

[Kleon]

How is that socialism?

[Bernard]

What would be the going rate for a copy of Steal This Book ?

[Phoenix11]

I wish we had a store like that around here.

Me: “I think that 50-inch plasma is worth $10.00. Here ya go. Nice doing business with you.”

Of course, around here, those are known as yard sales. ;)

[SolidWood]

It’s not capitalism and it doesn’t work... it has to be socialism. ;o)

[svcw]

She gave away profit and didn’t pay her rent...sorry sister profit is whats left over after you pay your debts. Idiot.

[EyeGuy]

“Socialism doesn’t work, even in Seattle”

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What, you mean her fellow sophisticated progressives aren’t so with-it and cool after all? Just self-serving and money-concious like the greedy, knuckle-dragging barbarians on the right.

Oh well, at least she is “hip” and groovy and inclusive. After all, what the hell could possibly be more important than that?

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

“From whimsical holiday plates to obscure albums to hundreds of other items, the customer determines the price for everything.”

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Just one little problem, a list of things like overhead, cost of goods sold, variable costs and a concept called ‘profit’ which lets you go buy stuff elsewhere instead of doing it all at a net breakeven.