It’s a natural disaster. You’re seriously saying that all food, clothing, shelter, gas, transportation, heat, etc. should be allowed to be priced at market prices during a natural disaster? There’s neither a head nor a heart behind that idea.
The National Guard is in NJ passing out free gasoline with a limit of 10 gallons per person. This is the proper response in a disaster. The idea that someone would be allowed to turn around, resell and profit off that gift is ridiculous. I guess you also think that when the Red Cross shows up, they should auction off their food and clothing to the highest bidder at the disaster relief site?
This article represents the kind of rigid ideological thought that is utterly divorced from reality.
Free?? You really think the gubment handouts are free?
Well it sounds like Obama has won.
Now you both know why Marx was so shrewd in recommending free movement of capital divorced from ethics and patriotism.