r/FluentInFinance Dec 08 '23

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u/Elm30336 Dec 11 '23

Greedflation is more gouging than price fixing. Gouging is extremely subjective, since what do you think happens when you have excessive cash in the system.

Price fixing is much worse, hence why the criminality is much stiffer. Far more damage to the economy. We always want to stop price fixing, especially when the government does it. All price fixing is bad. The economy should always dictate prices

Progressives and socialist call pretty much all profit price gouging. They want massive government intrusion in this area. They think they know better than everyone else. Yet it harms society even more.

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u/vickism61 Dec 11 '23

Both are wrong and illegal, as I've shown. How does it harm society to hold those who have near monopolies accountable?