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Re:It's not a crime if we do it with an app by unethical_ban on Sunday January 26, 2025 @02:01PM (#42832835)
The content of the article shows that it is still a problem. You think that landlords and food suppliers colluding to raise prices to just below the breaking point is not a problem?
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Re:It's not a crime if we do it with an app by wyager on Sunday January 26, 2025 @03:08PM (#42833526)
It's not a "breaking point", it's the market rate. There's no landlord cartel; anyone can easily defect and lower their own prices.

The entire food production and provision supply chain has razor-thin margins. If you're hyperfocusing on that industry, it's a sign that your heuristics are pointing you at the wrong things.

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Re:It's not a crime if we do it with an app by unethical_ban on Sunday January 26, 2025 @03:24PM (#42833704)
Cartel price fixing is not "market rate" by any honest definition.
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Re:It's not a crime if we do it with an app by emn13 on Monday January 27, 2025 @01:57PM (#42844406)
Outright monopolistic pricing is also "the market rate". Frankly, virtually any price somebody is willing to pay is almost by definition "the market rate". It's a meaningless defense for an artificially high price.
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