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To: chronic_loser

Supply and demand solves the problem by itself.

When there is a limited supply, not everyone gets what they want. Price caps don't change that.

Items are simply worth what someone is willing to pay for them.

It's wonderful that charities choose to make things available at lower or no cost during a crisis.

It's also appropriate for our government to help provide essential items during a crisis.

However, it's not the place of the government to force private individuals to be charitible, nor is it fair.

Those who plan well should be rewarded for their efforts, and those who plan poorly shouldn't be rewarded equally with those who planned better.


42 posted on 09/01/2005 5:11:17 AM PDT by untrained skeptic
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To: untrained skeptic; RFEngineer; grjr21
...if only they would have sold gas at the price YOU wanted to pay...

There's more than one way of controlling prices.   Nixon's way was stupid-- anyone who raises the asked-for price goes to jail.   The better way is to get the word out on who's selling what and where.   The definition of 'pure capitalism' is a situation where sales are made where no one seller and no one buyer can affect the price.  We need that restored before we need electricity.

64 posted on 09/01/2005 5:29:31 AM PDT by expat_panama
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