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		olalonde on Feb 23, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Record-Breaking Egg Profits Prompt Accusation of P... But if that's true, isn't it also true in times of non emergencies? This just seems like an argument against market pricing in general.

slg on Feb 23, 2023 [–]

That is the dirty little secret of price gouging laws. It is just the system acting as normal so labeling that behavior as immoral is basically an indictment of the entire economic system.

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