BS on your 31. Profits do come from increasing prices if you increase the prices more than needed to meet costs and production. That’s exactly what’s happening everytime there’s a situation I mentioned earlier. When you made record profits over the hardship of others and you’re running a monopoly on required commidities, you’re gouging plain and simple. There’s a worse word for it, but what’s the point.
If you own and run a business, you obviously do not carry inventory or understand the economics of demand.
High prices in emergencies prevent shortages. "Gouging" (thats not to say tere are exceptions) is a favorite word for those who do not undersand demand economics.