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Re:A billionaire retailer whose shops had no stock by eru on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @05:58AM (#22053235)
How are price freezes enforced? Does the government go around and check prices for all items everywhere?
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Re:A billionaire retailer whose shops had no stock by soneca on Thursday January 23, 2020 @07:18PM (#22133962)
Maybe a late response, but essentially, yes.

One government made campaigns to get help from the people, that would keep an eye for markets breaking the rule. Here is a wikipedia (in BR-PT) about it: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiscal_do_Sarney

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Re:A billionaire retailer whose shops had no stock by eru on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @09:54AM (#22169890)
Interesting. I guess people would just stop selling products that are no longer profitable? (Well, that's why you see empty shelves, I assume?)
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