Yes, it's illegal where idiots decide that their desires trump laws of economics. So instead of having the desired items being available at higher price (encouraging users to conserve, while encouraging producers to produce), the first people to get in line get those items, and everyone else does without. That's SO much fairer than letting people decide if the increased cost is worth it.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 4:25 PM, Eric Sharkey <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eric@lisaneric.org">eric@lisaneric.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 5:16 PM, Brian J. Murrell <<a href="mailto:brian@interlinx.bc.ca">brian@interlinx.bc.ca</a>> wrote:<br>
> And that's _exactly_ my point. We are talking about drives which have<br>
> already been manufactured and distributed, magically going up in price<br>
> from $80 to $140. That's $60 in pure profit from people doing nothing<br>
> more than increasing prices and "cashing in" on the natural disaster.<br>
<br>
</div>A retailer needs to make more money on the drives he has now in order<br>
to have the extra cash available to buy the next batch of drives at<br>
higher wholesale prices necessitated by the factory cleanup costs of<br>
the manufacturer. That's just how the system works.<br>
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Eric<br>
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