[Stoves] Cost of stoves

[David G. LeVine]

On 11/09/2012 08:52 AM, Paul Anderson wrote:
> Dear David and Crispin,
>
> And where the wages are less than $100 per month (and some of that 
> money is for a reasonable meal during the work day), the labor 
> component is almost negligible compared to the costs of new (not 
> scrap) sheet metal.
>
> When the stove is ceramic/fired clay, the clay can be cheap but there 
> are the costs of firing it and then transporting it.   So the labor 
> still adds only a relatively low amount to the stove.
>
> Can these low-income workers (yes, they have a job and they are better 
> off than those without any work) afford a $25 stove?   That would be a 
> week of wages.
>
> Would any of us who live in the affluent societies pay one week of 
> wages for a stove?   That might depend on your income!!!    And we 
> have discretionary money far above the money needed for food and lodging.
>
> Paul

In the USA, many stoves cost between $400 and $2,000 (US dollars), and 
the mean seems to be about $1,000.  That implies $1,500 in income before 
taxes.  Which implies an average income of $78,000 annually or $6,500 
per month if a stove is one week's income.  While I feel this is high, 
it is pretty close, 1 week's income for a stove is not unbelievable.

Yes, those of us who live in an affluent society DO pay 1 week's income 
for a stove, and then pay a fraction of that every month for fuel or 
energy to run it.

Dave  8{)

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