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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (218826)	2/11/2005 2:30:55 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1571535

RE:"The cost to the consumer for this service is a miniscule fraction of the total production overhead; it is so negligible in practical terms as to be virtually non-existent. A May 18, 1975 New York Times article reported that the cost to General Foods' "Bird's Eye" Unit, for example, is 6.5 millionths (.0000065) of a cent per item. Furthermore, a representative of the Heinz Company has said that the per item cost is "so small we can't even calculate it," and that such labeling actually makes products less costly by increasing the market for them." This sounds like a play on numbers. Like "figures don't lie but liars figure". I'd like to know how much this costs in terms of absolute numbers. In 1975, a rabbi charged $250 for a small operation up to $40k for a multi plant company like Heinz. Also, that 1975 number was 29 YEARS AGO. Let's say the cost went up 300% since then.......a huge and unlikely jump.......you're still paying much less than a penny per item. Also, why should this cost anything at all? Because rabbis aren't free and its the law. ted

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (218826)	2/11/2005 2:37:20 PM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571535

Jim, you ready for slave reparations? The morning airamerica show was all over it this morning....... samo samo jesse "shakedown" routine.....