Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The technical progress is wonderful!!!! The issue is just that companies have abandoned ship on the aspect of quality that makes something last and operate properly for a long time, makes the item possible and economical to repair and so on. Personally, I advocate a tax akin to a VAT, but it's calculated based on environmental impact throughout the entire production chain for an item and also includes paying up front for the full disposal costs (again factoring environmentally sound disposal) of the item purchased and the average useful lifetime of an item prior to disposal. I actually consider this a rather "fiscally conservative" pay- as-you-go type of policy. I'm really not too much of a tree hugger. Sound policy? Dunno. But I imagine folks would be looking to buy sturdy products that last *PRONTO*. Scott B. D. Colen wrote: >Actually, Dick, I'll be that any washer or dryer you'd buy today would be >far more efficient, use less energy, etc., than your 35-year-old machine. >The only thing inherently valuable in a 35-year-old washer or dryer, >compared to today's machine, is the set of memories that goes with it - all >those loads of little kids clothes, etc. etc. ;-) > > > > -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)