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A comment on A Random Distribution of Wealth (2017). Parent comment

Re:A Random Distribution of Wealth (2017) by feet on Friday June 24, 2022 @09:37AM (#31861594)
They have essentially tripled their profits at the expense of everyone else

This is what unbridled capitalism and profit seeking gets us

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Re:A Random Distribution of Wealth (2017) by ericd on Friday June 24, 2022 @09:46AM (#31861724)
It’s not easy/quick to spin up production. The demand is somewhat inelastic, and they sell it to the highest bidder. Not sure what you want?
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Re:A Random Distribution of Wealth (2017) by feet on Friday June 24, 2022 @09:59AM (#31861896)
Its purposeful, go listen to the calls

They have production capacity already and they refuse to use it

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Re:A Random Distribution of Wealth (2017) by osigurdson on Friday June 24, 2022 @01:59PM (#31866680)
Were you petitioning for government bailouts for the oil industry when oil was at $0?
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