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Posted on: February 7, 2020 at 12:21:24 CT
meatiger MU
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If this happened on a wide basis, I would not call it gouging. If some farmer needed soy (and there were no other alternatives around), and a local feed mill double or tripled the price, I would call it gouging.

Some forms of arbitrage I would also call gouging.
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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




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