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Re:The Federal Reserve is expected to increase interest rate... by AuryGlenz on Wednesday March 22, 2023 @01:47PM (#35264584)
If you'd (somehow) lock the price for housing, there's less incentive for new housing to be built. If you put price controls on food there's a chance certain foods may become unprofitable to produce, leading to food shortages.

Price controls lead to shortages and subsidies lead to price increases. It's usually best just to leave stuff alone and let the market take care of it.

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Re:The Federal Reserve is expected to increase interest rate... by flandish on Wednesday March 22, 2023 @05:37PM (#35267406)
But does the market not also focus on profit and continuous expansion/consolidation? Clearly based on things like drug prices, egg prices, etc… profit is a “driving” factor, not “will this product sell.”
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