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are movie concessions price gouging?

Posted on: February 7, 2020 at 12:07:34 CT

pickle MU

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but you aren’t answering. How do I recognize if it’s gouging or not? how do I know what situation applies and what situation doesn’t?

Edited by pickle at 12:08:32 on 02/07/20

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"Price Gouging" Is Essential and Humane - pickle MU

- 2/7 11:07:05

RE: "Price Gouging" Is Essential and Humane - sarasotatiger MU - 2/7 12:00:30

"..the goods on on hand"? You would know this how? - GA Tiger MU - 2/7 12:10:09

RE: - sarasotatiger MU - 2/7 12:37:09

well said, comrade (nm) - pickle MU

- 2/7 12:06:51

This is a defense of price gouging - meatiger MU - 2/7 11:43:13

meat, there is no such thing as price gouging (nm) - pickle MU

- 2/7 11:50:08

lol (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 2/7 11:53:38

what is "price gouging"? define it. what is "greed"? defin - 90Tiger STL - 2/7 13:01:53

exploitative raising of prices of goods and services - MrBlueSky MU - 2/7 13:28:47

You call it what you want - meatiger MU - 2/7 11:51:53

is this an example of discussion? - pickle MU

- 2/7 11:57:09

RE: is this an example of discussion? - sarasotatiger MU - 2/7 12:08:10

lol (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 2/7 13:02:15

There is no "clear line" - meatiger MU - 2/7 11:59:00

but you somehow can recognize one from the other - pickle MU

- 2/7 12:00:04

RE: but you somehow can recognize one from the other - sarasotatiger MU - 2/7 12:09:59

No it isn’t. it’s the market allocating scarce supply - pickle MU

- 2/7 12:18:43

RE: No it isn’t. it’s the market allocating scarce supply - sarasotatiger MU - 2/7 12:25:14

I didn’t say supply was raised - pickle MU

- 2/7 12:31:48

RE: but you somehow can recognize one from the other - meatiger MU - 2/7 12:13:01

what percentage constitutes gouging? (nm) - pickle MU

- 2/7 12:19:11

I don't know - meatiger MU - 2/7 12:22:11

then how do you know what is and what isn’t gouging? - pickle MU

- 2/7 12:28:59

no, it's called an increase in demand - ashtray UF - 2/7 12:10:42

Depends on the market and situation - meatiger MU - 2/7 12:01:38

are movie concessions price gouging? - pickle MU

- 2/7 12:07:34

I would not think so(nm) - meatiger MU - 2/7 12:08:43

why not? - pickle MU

- 2/7 12:09:32

not been to a movie lately - meatiger MU - 2/7 12:12:20

you didn’t mention emergency before - pickle MU

- 2/7 12:17:08

The story you referenced - meatiger MU - 2/7 12:19:04

I’m not talking about the article - pickle MU

- 2/7 12:20:33

There is no magical price - meatiger MU - 2/7 12:23:11

I asked you the difference - pickle MU

- 2/7 12:28:02

oh well - meatiger MU - 2/7 12:28:47

no, it’s yours (nm) - pickle MU

- 2/7 12:29:16

Why is it my problem?(nm) - meatiger MU - 2/7 12:31:05

because you can’t explain yourself - pickle MU

- 2/7 12:33:42

ok(nm) - meatiger MU - 2/7 12:39:14

if all the soybean in America died - ashtray UF - 2/7 11:57:09

Good question - meatiger MU - 2/7 12:21:24

so it's subjective? (nm) - ashtray UF - 2/7 12:50:08

of course it is(nm) - meatiger MU - 2/7 13:23:12

subjective means - ashtray UF - 2/7 13:44:39

Yes - meatiger MU - 2/7 13:46:08

awesome - pickle MU

- 2/7 13:41:52

He has no idea and he’ll refuse to learn - pickle MU

- 2/7 12:59:20

you're still posting this ****? - SoCalTigr UM - 2/7 11:40:19

That's all he does is recycle the same 5 $hitty posts - Ragnar Danneskjold MU

- 2/7 11:45:45

Did he mention property rights and abolishing govt? nm - hokie VT - 2/7 11:49:39

you’re the one coming out in favor of price controls - pickle MU

- 2/7 11:58:52

What about private security forces? - SoCalTigr UM - 2/7 11:50:21

Dunno. I neither read nor respond. I cannot help reading - hokie VT - 2/7 12:11:23

I feel like I've been gone for years and it's still 2012... - SoCalTigr UM - 2/7 11:49:38

Its not essential, but it does makes sense.(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 2/7 11:28:42

you’re the one constantly complaining about scarcity - pickle MU

- 2/7 11:51:38

So who - or what - are you arguing with? My - GA Tiger MU - 2/7 12:12:56

Wrong board(nm) - tman MU - 2/7 11:19:44

you're such a child (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 2/7 11:34:15

Cry me a river. (nm) - tman MU - 2/7 11:47:43