HighSchool and College kids argue against laws forbidding price gouging

[darin]

High School

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6TtVW8sme0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fka5A3hM3A

College

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en8TkzKd3Bk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrKI5DeruCo

[High_Plains_Drifter]

High School

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fka5A3hM3A

College
I couldn't finish listening to a one of them, especially the little twit in the video above, who should have done something with her freakin' hair PRIOR to making the video so it wasn't constantly falling in her face causing a major distraction. Did she want people to listen to her or fixate on the problem she's having with her damn hair?

But they're all wrong. They all make essentially the same point, and they're all wrong.

[darin]

i think they are spot-on.

[High_Plains_Drifter]

i think they are spot-on.
My reasoning is this, and why I say they're wrong, is because what SHOULD be done, and would be far more SIMPLE to do, is RATION the things that are obviously going to be in high demand, just like they did back in WWII. We had gas rationing, food rationing, people had to use stamps, that's what should be done, not jack the prices up. The obvious things that people are going to need like water and gas, put a sign next to the water that says "ONE PER CUSTOMER," instead of letting 3 people come in a clean the store out, and then walk around selling bottles of water for $10 a crack. That is taking advantage of people in need, in their lowest hour, and they might not have $10 but they did have money to buy it earlier at it's normal price.

Price gouging is wrong, it's borderline evil to think it's ok to exploit people's suffering for financial gain when it could be, should be, avoided. I'm glad there's laws against it.

[darin]

Or people stock up before the crisis. If anti-gouging laws didn't exist, people would be more willing to bring what's needed to those who can afford it.