You’re right. There are way too many bubble headed conservatives who have no concept of economics.
My daughter ran out of toilet paper and actually had to borrow some. Because, liberal anti-gouging laws. Had the stores been allowed to follow the real law, the law of supply and demand, as the demand increased, supply decreased. So they raise the price to cause buyers to really think if they need the 500th roll of toilet paper. They say no and leave it on the shelf for someone else. Eventually supply outstrips demand and the price is lowered.
But no, emotion rules.