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		Invictus0 on Aug 30, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Farmers Insurance Laying Off 11% of Workforce, Cit... "costs are zero" Payroll? Overhead? Marketing? Rent? This isn't a thought exercise, there are real costs associated with being in a certain business.

Manuel_D on Aug 30, 2023 [–]

All of which the competitor also has to pay, on top of losing money on each customer.

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