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Re:Amazon sellers marking products as collectible to get aro... by codys on Friday May 29, 2020 @02:45PM (#23353935)
Yes, it could make a lot of sense to enact price control boards like those of the WW2 era to allow some level of price changes without allowing price changes to the extent that it is harmful to the national interest.
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Re:Amazon sellers marking products as collectible to get aro... by WalterBright on Friday May 29, 2020 @03:41PM (#23354588)
WW2 gas rationing produced drive-by shootings. (There was quite a black market of gas that sprung up due to rationing.)
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Re:Amazon sellers marking products as collectible to get aro... by erik_seaberg on Friday May 29, 2020 @04:00PM (#23354798)
WW2 wage controls prompted employer-provided health insurance, a terrible idea we're stuck with 75 years later.
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