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A hurricane hits. People are homeless and thirsty. A man has a pallet of bottled water in his basement.

He is thinking about trucking it 49 miles to the epicenter and selling water for $10 a bottle.
Situation is desperate and he likely saves a few lives doing it.

Should he do it or stay home. Those are the only options he considering.
 
Simpletruther said:
A hurricane hits. People are homeless and thirsty. A man has a pallet of bottled water in his basement.

He is thinking about trucking it 49 miles to the epicenter and selling water for $10 a bottle.

Should he do it or stay home. Those are the only options he considering.
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He should truck it in, try selling it, and then have an angry thirsty mob of poor people take it from his grifting ass.
 
Questerr said:
Or he could try not being a ****ing sociopath taking advantage of people in a disaster area.
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That is what is doing by staying at home.

Better that people die than be "taken advantage of" for some.
 
He could be doing so at a significant loss depending on the bottle.
 
Simpletruther said:
I'm sure you rush out to every disaster and save lives lol keyboard hero....
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No, I donate money to organizations that provide aid for free without price gouging like a ****ing sociopath.

Why do you think the only options are “be a sociopath” or “be a sociopath”? It says a lot about your worldview.
 
A man is sailing in the Atlantic Ocean. He comes across an overturned boat with a few people clinging desperately to it.

He thinks about allowing them on his boat in exchange for them signing over all of their homes to his name.
Situation is desperate and he likely saves their lives by doing it.

Should he do it or keep sailing? Those are the only options he is considering.
 
Anagram said:
A man is sailing in the Atlantic Ocean. He comes across an overturned boat with a few people clinging desperately to it.

He thinks about allowing them on his boat in exchange for them signing over all of their homes to his name.
Situation is desperate and he likely saves their lives by doing it.

Should he do it or keep sailing? Those are the only options he is considering.
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This is literally the sociopathic nonsense conservatives think is a good dilemma.
 
He should probably look into a vendors license before trying to **** people over.
Selling product for profit; gotta pay those taxes!

I would just go to whatever relief orgs are coming to the area and get my shit for free, and he can go pack that pallet back to his basement.
Drink up!
 
Of course he should do it. The high price send out a signal. In a shortage situation, a $10 per gallon price on water tells everyone: "Water is scarce, use it wisely." It discourages hoarding and waste, ensuring water is more likely to go to those who truly need it. If it were still $1, the first people in line would buy it all, and the rest would get nothing.

High prices also attract supply. If you outlaw "price gouging", then no one has an economic incentive to drive water in from 50 miles away. But at $10 per gallon, suddenly it’s worth the gas, the time, the effort. Price caps kill that incentive. High prices scream: "Bring water here!"

Furthermore it’s voluntary. No one is forced to buy. People choose whether $10 is worth it to them. That’s not exploitation, it's trade.

The alternative isn’t a lower price - it’s no water at all. A world without "gouging" sounds nice until you’re staring at a store empty shelves, like we see in leftist countries. Scarcity doesn't go away just because you made it illegal to charge more.

Remember that leftists throughout history have let tens of millions of people starve to death in order prevent them from being "exploited".
 
Simpletruther said:
A hurricane hits. People are homeless and thirsty. A man has a pallet of bottled water in his basement.

He is thinking about trucking it 49 miles to the epicenter and selling water for $10 a bottle.
Situation is desperate and he likely saves a few lives doing it.

Should he do it or stay home. Those are the only options he considering.
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Probably stay home. I have been through enough hurricanes to work out that bottled water is always made available.
 
aociswundumho said:
Remember that leftists throughout history have let tens of millions of people starve to death in order prevent them from being "exploited".
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*Offer void in Ireland
 
aociswundumho said:
Of course he should do it. The high price send out a signal. In a shortage situation, a $10 per gallon price on water tells everyone: "Water is scarce, use it wisely." It discourages hoarding and waste, ensuring water is more likely to go to those who truly need it. If it were still $1, the first people in line would buy it all, and the rest would get nothing.

High prices also attract supply. If you outlaw "price gouging", then no one has an economic incentive to drive water in from 50 miles away. But at $10 per gallon, suddenly it’s worth the gas, the time, the effort. Price caps kill that incentive. High prices scream: "Bring water here!"

Furthermore it’s voluntary. No one is forced to buy. People choose whether $10 is worth it to them. That’s not exploitation, it's trade.

The alternative isn’t a lower price - it’s no water at all. A world without "gouging" sounds nice until you’re staring at a store empty shelves, like we see in leftist countries. Scarcity doesn't go away just because you made it illegal to charge more.

Remember that leftists throughout history have let tens of millions of people starve to death in order prevent them from being "exploited".
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Yeah, its perfectly voluntary. No one *needs* water to live. They can choose to just not have water.

If they could, capitalists like you would charge people to breathe the air.
 
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