Chambers wrote:
> I'm willing to bet that we could have converter boxes for <$20 right now
> if Congress hadn't come up with that coupon plan.
> 
> After all, if you know for a fact that every item you sell has a $40
> discount, doesn't it make sense to sell it for $40+x?

	Nope. Let's say that without the coupon program, the only way to be
profitable was to sell it at $45.

	Now you could just add $40 to the cost because of the coupons. But then
some competitor will offer it for only $60 - and ultimately you'll be
back to $45.

	Your analysis made the assumption that they *could* have been
profitable by selling it at less than $40 - an unsupported assumption.

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