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No. There are prices set by supply and demand forces.

Posted on: March 14, 2020 at 20:37:09 CT

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The very thing that "price gouging" law interferes with.

Supply is low, demand is high right now. That leads to higher market prices.

But you think you know better.

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Some jackwagon in Tennessee drove around and bought 17,700 - MUTGR MU - 3/14 19:59:34

why do you call him an a**hole? (nm) - pickle MU

- 3/14 22:40:13

How many is he not entitled to?(nm) - El-ahrairah BAMA - 3/14 20:18:56

Sure....that'll be $10.00.(nm) - Tigrrrr! MU

- 3/14 20:45:01

Did he need 17,700? nm. - MUTGR MU - 3/14 20:30:31

does it matter? - pickle MU

- 3/14 22:40:57

He’s bet against an industry who can make much, much more. - Emoji Man MSU - 3/14 20:46:45

Apparently so - El-ahrairah BAMA - 3/14 20:38:53

I didn't say it was illegal. nm. - MUTGR MU - 3/14 20:52:25

Libertarians love price gouging nm - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/14 20:06:58

what's price gouging? and, from the logical side, I - 90Tiger STL - 3/14 20:09:20

Since you appear incapable of using Google, - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/14 20:11:03

Imagine how many Purell owns at one time - El-ahrairah BAMA - 3/14 20:20:32

How much does Purel charge for them? What is their margin? N - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/14 20:21:37

I suggest you read Walter Block - El-ahrairah BAMA - 3/14 20:35:21

Yes, I realize you libertarians have no moral code when - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/14 20:39:04

I think one of your biggest hangups is that you don't - ummmm MU - 3/14 20:43:06

I understand scarcity and inelastic demand quite well. - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/14 20:54:54

Wrong again - El-ahrairah BAMA - 3/14 20:41:31

"moral code", lol. I don't condone the action, but unlike - 90Tiger STL - 3/14 20:39:56

As much as they can. Just like you looking for the best - ummmm MU - 3/14 20:26:04

Really? I've never seen them charge $70 a bottle . Nm - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/14 20:28:21

Because during non-emergency times, no one would - ummmm MU - 3/14 20:31:42

So you are saying theres a reasonable and fair price - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/14 20:33:53

No. There are prices set by supply and demand forces. - ummmm MU - 3/14 20:37:09

he's cozy having gvmt step in and set prices, use force - 90Tiger STL - 3/14 20:41:18

He must've hated Eric Garner.(nm) - ummmm MU - 3/14 20:44:41

that's the problem of not having principles other than - - 90Tiger STL - 3/14 21:01:14

probably the very most they possibly can from buyers to - 90Tiger STL - 3/14 20:23:59

In a pandemic, is sanitizer a luxury good or a necessary - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/14 20:19:10

let me guess, you're in favor of the gvmt swooping in and - 90Tiger STL - 3/14 20:23:15

It depends who you are and what you intend to do with it. - ummmm MU - 3/14 20:22:23

like all goods, depends on the buyer's perspective and - 90Tiger STL - 3/14 20:22:05

luxury good is a very "elastic" term (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 3/14 20:15:30

what is considered reasonable or fair, especially in a time - 90Tiger STL - 3/14 20:14:08

Actually, I'm happy that Amazon told him to go - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/14 20:18:04

So now there are 17,700 units of sanitizer people can't acce - 90Tiger STL - 3/14 20:25:24

At his prices I doubt mant on here would afford to buy - Tigrrrr! MU

- 3/14 20:30:23

lol, then what were you outraged about? (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 3/14 20:41:41

You and pickle dick were the ones with their panties in a - Tigrrrr! MU

- 3/14 20:44:10

And read my original post and tell me about my outrage. - Tigrrrr! MU

- 3/14 20:56:36

Unless we really really needed it. - ummmm MU - 3/14 20:33:46

What is reasonable and fair? Who decides that? (nm) - ummmm MU - 3/14 20:13:20

What is price gouging? (nm) - ummmm MU - 3/14 20:08:04

Really it’s a form of speculation - El-ahrairah BAMA - 3/14 20:29:22

Since you feign being incapable of using Google, - SparkyStalcup MU - 3/14 20:13:25

position on what? buying a product and selling it, using - 90Tiger STL - 3/14 20:05:05

I think it was an assinine manuever. nm. - MUTGR MU - 3/14 20:13:27

Is he selling them? - ummmm MU - 3/14 20:03:16

Dickweed is backpeddaling and claims to be looking at how - MUTGR MU - 3/14 20:15:51

That's because 90% of people (maybe more) - ummmm MU - 3/14 20:18:53

His Amazon and ebay accounts were shut down (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 20:05:16

That's too bad. (nm) - ummmm MU - 3/14 20:06:01

Agreed. (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 20:06:24

That he should be able to sell his product at whatever - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 20:02:06

Correct. And if that guy tries to charge too high then he's - ummmm MU - 3/14 20:05:04

I don't care about markets it was a dick thing to do. nm. - MUTGR MU - 3/14 21:33:33

why do you say that? (nm) - pickle MU

- 3/15 00:09:19

He can't even do that right now. (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 3/14 20:05:37

Poetic justice would mean he can't sell any of them.(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 3/14 20:01:50

do you get this riled up when people buy stocks low - 90Tiger STL - 3/14 20:05:47