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Re:Economists who defend disaster profiteers are wrong by WalterBright on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @05:29AM (#22864080)
> Mask prices on Amazon were already inflated back in February, and stocks were already very low.

Please cite evidence that this was "millions of millionaires" buying masks.

When an oil refinery blows up and gas prices rise, that isn't evidence of millionaires hoarding, either. It's evidence of supply and demand at work.

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Re:Economists who defend disaster profiteers are wrong by XorNot on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @08:55AM (#22865240)
You're talking about $200 per person. This isn't even "millions of millionaires" territory. This is "most of the middle class of a country of 300 million people".
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