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Re:Economists who defend disaster profiteers are wrong by Firadeoclus on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @10:34AM (#22866476)
Fear of gouging causes (some, whether sensible or not) people to hoard at the first sign of trouble.
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Re:Economists who defend disaster profiteers are wrong by WalterBright on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @04:03PM (#22870765)
The 1970s gas lines stopped immediately after Reagan, as his first act as President, signed an Executive Order eliminating oil & gas price controls.

Literally overnight. And they never returned since.

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