tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post8493536048039036346..comments2024-01-16T05:48:33.523-05:00Comments on Errata Security: Sandy and the tragedy of collectivizationDavid Maynorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09921229607193067441noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-12175244719470507002012-11-15T23:50:37.585-05:002012-11-15T23:50:37.585-05:00It's important to note that it's not just ...It's important to note that it's not just that "profiting from tragedy" sounds bad, it's that without prohibitions on price-gouging, the rich can buy things that the poor can't, like safety, food, or the ability to get to work. While we are/society is apparently okay with this to some degree during normal times (see: health care), we also think that emergencies should not exacerbate this type of inequality.<br /><br />In short, we say that people should be able to buy gasoline because (1) they are people and (2) they would be able to during normal times. We reject (3) you have to be rich or richer.<br /><br />Yes, this creates costs like lines, but the alternative comes with costs too, and with our price-gouging rules we are saying that that cost is greater.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05806364346944153037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-21190022268940107822012-11-03T21:11:39.077-04:002012-11-03T21:11:39.077-04:00Libertarians, sure, but the today's Republican...Libertarians, sure, but the today's Republican Party is far less a free-market party than it is a party who doles out favors to a different constituency.<br />John Fiorenoreply@blogger.com