Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Guys- I remember years ago that I wanted a VW pickup truck because they were quite nice and relatively inexpensive- the US dealers quit importing them when the USDA got in a pissing contest with French chicken farmers who wanted to limit exports of American chickens- no doubt from Tyson in Arkansas, so they raised a tariff, then we raised a tariff... when is was over, I couldn't get a VW pickup truck. With my luck, just when I want to get the second new Leica lens or camera I ever bought, the price will probably double because Armenian Garbanzo farmers would like to get a fair price, and can't because the 'Gummint' here subsidizes garbanzo farmers, and we have a price war+ACE- I think it's funny that we hear that the price of European goods won't go down because Europe has a good stock of gold... and all this time I was lead to believe that basing your currency on gold was foolish- though until a very few years ago it was illegal for citizens of this land of the free to own gold+ACE- I hope this silliness ends before it affects Leica imports+ACE- Imagine having to buy a gray market R9 without a Passport Warranty+ACE- :) Dan dwpost+AEA-msn.com