• fukhueson@lemmy.worldOP
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    4 months ago

    I disagree entirely. I would counter that your unsourced personal opinion does not counter data.

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      4 months ago

      Well, let’s assess. Do you agree that businesses and companies exist primarily to make as much profit as possible? If so, wouldn’t you also agree that it therefore makes sense for companies to seek to maximize profits at every available opportunity?

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        4 months ago

        Price gouging is an illegal practice that should have been stopped by the state.

        The state allowed it to happen despite the law.

        The state is captured by the rent seekers.

        Everything is working as intended?

        Also a lot of price gouging happened with things like food and rent.

      • fukhueson@lemmy.worldOP
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        4 months ago

        I think it’s way more complicated than that, and that the article disagrees with your unsourced personal opinions. I had hoped you’d have some collection of well sourced articles backing up the simplistic assertion of “line goes up” meme that directly counters the specific data in the article, but unfortunately I see you do not have any reliable data to support your position, much less refute what is in the article. I don’t see this going anywhere.

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          4 months ago

          I think it’s way more complicated than that

          It is, but I wasn’t claiming to be offering an all encompassing theory of the universe, I was offering a premise for my argument. Saying, “it’s complicated” is not a refutation of my premise.