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Re:Congress is set to ban most surprise medical bills by billpg on Monday December 21, 2020 @11:39AM (#25496516)
Toilet paper shortages this year occurred in capitalist economies.
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Re:Congress is set to ban most surprise medical bills by throwaway201103 on Monday December 21, 2020 @02:23PM (#25498377)
Only because retailers were not allowed to raise prices to meet demand.
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Re:Congress is set to ban most surprise medical bills by amanaplanacanal on Monday December 21, 2020 @03:23PM (#25499143)
Where did this happen?
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Re:Congress is set to ban most surprise medical bills by throwaway201103 on Monday December 21, 2020 @03:37PM (#25499275)
All over the place. Many states have "anti-gouging" laws.

https://www.fmi.org/docs/default-source/gr-state/price-gougi...

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Re:Congress is set to ban most surprise medical bills by 8note on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @11:51AM (#25508276)
$1M for one single ply roll is no different than a empty shelf
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Re:Congress is set to ban most surprise medical bills by nickpp on Thursday December 24, 2020 @05:19AM (#25526364)
But it brings out a lot of inventory...
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