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Originally Posted by kane
So you are fine with people who may have lost their homes and are in need of drinking water being bilked out of their money?
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As I said, it is unethical, but should not be illegal.
Shops selling at regular rate may also be hiked out of their money (during the flood they have higher costs/expenses, presumably). Not that is is the same, but just some additional thought.
Basically I am liberal here as I said because of supply and demand which is the principle I believe in. During the flood - supply is limited, demand is at least the same or actually even higher.
So yeah, it is "not nice", but not a criminal offense in my books.
One more thought - if price remains the same it means that first people would grab/buy as much as possible (most likely much more than they need). With price being higher, they will think and leave more for others. It should platy out beneficiary in terms of wider distribution. Think about it as well, this is very important point.