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What is the difference between price gouging and capitalism?

Posted on: March 30, 2020 at 13:38:51 CT

tgr MU

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A girl I work with went to a Publix grocery store and bought a 4-pack of toilet paper for $15. Before all this, that's what it cost for a 32-pack. At what point does the pricing become price gouging as opposed to just capitalism?

pickle need not reply... We know your opinion on regulation and being a decent person.

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What is the difference between price gouging and capitalism? - tgr MU

- 3/30 13:38:51

depends on the buyer. if it's the gen public it's capitalism - phrejd MU

- 3/30 14:06:08

lol, sadly accurate (nm) - kmawv8 MU - 3/30 14:08:43

Its the same difference between hoarding and stocking up - El-ahrairah BAMA - 3/30 14:03:14

I'm with pickle on this one - TigerNuts KC - 3/30 13:57:44

You also have to factor in agendas of the individual. For - hefeweizen MU

- 3/30 14:02:18

lmfao (nm) - pickle MU

- 3/30 14:12:02

The agenda of the seller or the critic? - TigerNuts KC - 3/30 14:04:54

Of the critics in this case.(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 3/30 14:05:28

Being mentally retarded (nm) - TigerNuts KC - 3/30 14:06:04

LMAO (nm) - kmawv8 MU - 3/30 14:04:37

You can only crap every 3rd day now. - Tigrrrr! MU

- 3/30 13:55:53

useless sentiment is the only difference (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 3/30 13:55:02

Got an xtra soft 20 roll pack for $13.98 at Wal-Mart...nm - tigertix MU - 3/30 13:53:44

I got a bidet a few years ago for $30 (nm) - TigerJackSwartz MU

- 3/30 13:55:38

$4(nm) - Iam4Mizzou MU

- 3/30 13:52:41

One thing missing here is what Publix paid for it. Without - hefeweizen MU

- 3/30 13:49:22

Or their replacement cost - meatiger MU - 3/30 14:36:30

This is Missouri's state law - kmawv8 MU - 3/30 13:52:06

Yes. Plenty of ambiguity there(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 3/30 13:54:54

or a necessity....nm - tigertix MU - 3/30 13:54:16

BOAISY (nm) - Cosmo MU

- 3/30 13:47:35

I do it all the time. If I know I'm the only one in town - kmawv8 MU - 3/30 13:45:19

Is there a state of emergency? I think that's the difference - StaleyTiger MU - 3/30 13:44:39

What is deemed "fair"? - kmawv8 MU - 3/30 13:49:42

I'm sure they have a price that charge every week before any - StaleyTiger MU - 3/30 13:57:24

Or, what if the crazy demand of TP kept Charmin and other - kmawv8 MU - 3/30 14:01:05

Why is it impossible to enforce? It would easy for publix - StaleyTiger MU - 3/30 14:04:04

None of that matters - TigerNuts KC - 3/30 14:08:18

So as long as they hold the same profit margin, they're free - kmawv8 MU - 3/30 14:07:51

Yes. The state's AG gets to decide what they feel is - StaleyTiger MU - 3/30 14:17:48

That's bullsh*t - kmawv8 MU - 3/30 14:36:00

lol no (nm) - pickle MU

- 3/30 14:18:52

Bernie Sanders (nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 3/30 14:09:14

there’s nothing unfair about it - pickle MU

- 3/30 14:00:58

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

- 3/30 13:48:44

At least as anyone has defined it. But - GA Tiger MU - 9/19 09:10:08

Well there are no legitimate laws in your worldview, so I'll - StaleyTiger MU - 3/30 13:50:30

that’s not my worldview at all - pickle MU

- 3/30 13:52:03

not really the correct question - pickle MU

- 3/30 13:43:33

i'm not sure you read his post (nm) - phrejd MU

- 3/30 13:44:31

i did (nm) - pickle MU

- 3/30 13:48:15

it's all ball bearings these days (nm) - Sal MU

- 3/30 13:42:07

there is no difference - MizzouAstro MU

- 3/30 13:41:51

there's no difference(nm) - dangertim MU

- 3/30 13:39:55

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