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Am I on the right website? I thought we had compassion for our fellow man. To not kick someone when they are down is not anti-capitalism, it is an act of compassion and charity. To intentionally screw someone because of hard luck is just being a greedy bastard.

"Am I on the right website?"

Yes, last time I checked this was FREE republic. Meaning that if someone wants to rent a truck filled with bottled water and sell it for $5 a gallon where there is a water shortage, he should be FREE to do so. If anyone else wants to rent a truck and sell water below cost or give it away, they should be free to do so as well. That's the position I've seen people advocating here.

Condeming people who are filling a need just because they make a hearty profit while doing it is obscene. After all, anybody who is posting on this thread obviously isn't currently renting out a truck filled with supplies and driving it down to florida to give them away.

Sure, some may have given a few bucks here and there, but who in the end is doing more good for the people affected by the hurricane? The person sitting on the internet pontificating about how noble their beliefs are, or the guy driving down a truck down to florida filled with stuff people need because he can make a bigger profit selling it there instead of in his home town?

To not kick someone when they are down is not anti-capitalism, it is an act of compassion and charity. To intentionally screw someone because of hard luck is just being a greedy bastard.

I agree. Those who price gouge and take advantage of people in desperate situations are despicable human beings.

To not kick someone when they are down is not anti-capitalism, it is an act of compassion and charity. To intentionally screw someone because of hard luck is just being a greedy bastard.

I agree. Those who price gouge and take advantage of people in desperate situations are despicable human beings.

To not kick someone when they are down is not anti-capitalism, it is an act of compassion and charity. To intentionally screw someone because of hard luck is just being a greedy bastard.

But it isn't kicking someone to provide him with something he needs. Doctors take money from people who are "down" all the time.