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Straw man argument? Hardly. The assumption was conveyed in this statement:
>Non anime dvds can be priced cheaper because they've essentially made the cost of production back by running on the tv networks. DVDs in most cases are for pure profits, and they don't have to pay for licensing, translations, etc. which is why they can price the dvds at a cheaper price.
Cost of production refers to the cost to produce (create) the show. Licensing fees don't go to the the people actually creating the show, but rather the publishers of the show.
Now, the publishers are generally the ones setting the budget for the show, so one might argue that profits from licensing are factored in when the budget is being set, but this has flaws, predominantly the low chance that most shows have of being licensed in the first place (especially the shows that are original works or otherwise are on shaky funding).
As for the costs of translations and voice acting, I think you are overestimating the costs of both of these, compared to the costs of native TV show DVDs. Contrary to your statements, they are not made as pure profit, due to such costs as the creating of the various extras included with the show, and the various residuals payments (which is not an issue with licensed material), to name the more prominent ones.
So no, there really isn't an reason why anime DVDs should cost more than DVDs for local shows.
Luckily, they often aren't significantly more expensive these days, as a quick search on Best Buy would be quick to inform that the prices are fairly comparible. So you all are quacking about the color of a wall that isn't even there.