• Doomsider@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Price caps set to low cause this. Luckily we have a lot of data available nowadays and with AI a more managed economy should be a no brainer. Pretending reigning in price gouging will cause shortages is disingenuous. Although the best way to handle this would be to increase competition.

    • Cleverdawny@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Any price cap on a good that can be transported to markets which pay more will cause shortages in the market which pays less. Basic economics.

      If you want to rein in price gouging the best way to do that is with competition and antitrust actions.