BrikoX@lemmy.zip to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · edit-230 days agoCorporate Price Gouging Amid Hurricanes Prompts Calls for Federal Actiontruthout.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down11file-text
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Airlines, hotels, and other companies have taken advantage of the crises brought by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
minus-squareAtlas_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·29 days agoThis is what a market is. Demand goes up, so do prices. If you think people shouldn’t be price gouged on food and shelter, great! I think so too. Unfortunately, this doesn’t happen as long as those things are part of capitalism.
This is what a market is. Demand goes up, so do prices.
If you think people shouldn’t be price gouged on food and shelter, great! I think so too. Unfortunately, this doesn’t happen as long as those things are part of capitalism.