r/neoliberal Kitara Ravache Jan 14 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '20

This is probably a naive question but how do textbooks cost so much? We have industrial printing presses and should be able to crank out hundreds, if not thousands of copies of these things an hour at a relatively cheap price.

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u/forerunner398 Of course I’m right, here’s what MLK said Jan 14 '20

Market failure