If people are willing to pay the price of the product, the answer is 'Yes', that's my idea of free market.
This wasn't an exercise of Free Market,,,
It was an exercise in price gouging.
It was done strictly to take advantage of an emergency situation,,,
People weren't willing to pay over 400% the normal price for gasoline,,,
They had to pay that price or risk losing their jobs by not showing up for work.
It was exactly the same thing when that "Pharma Dude" guy,,,
Raised the price of an Epi-Pen from $78.00 to $495.00.
When Congress asked him why he did that to a life-saving necessity,,,
His reply was, "Because I can".
If I you or I had a child that died because of that price increase,,,
Do you think that your "Free Market" argument would still be valid?
Honestly man, if you do,,,
I'll just shake my head in disbelief.
There need be no further posts about this to me,,,
I've said all I need to say on the topic.
Aarond
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