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minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·12 hours agoHas to be combined with price controls, though. Without that, the profiteers would just take the opportunity to raise prices for everything even further and then everyone else is back to square one or worse.
minus-squareYondoza@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 hours agoAnd price controls have a pretty terrible track record of providing a net benefit.
Has to be combined with price controls, though.
Without that, the profiteers would just take the opportunity to raise prices for everything even further and then everyone else is back to square one or worse.
And price controls have a pretty terrible track record of providing a net benefit.
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