Anti-hoarding laws are evil. Thrift and prudence are virtues to be encouraged not punished. I'd feel better with a law that mandating hoarding than one that allowed private stockpiles to be seized.
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Originally posted by Felch View PostHere's a hypothetical scenario, and I'd like to hear what y'all think.
Bill is a selfish bastard, and he lives in New Jersey. Long before any news of the storm, he's built a stockpile of canned food, sufficient to feed his household for a few weeks. After the storm, Bill hears that the grocery store is keeping its prices at pre-storm levels, but is rationing food, and even so can only serve half the people in town. Bill gets in line, buys food he doesn't need, and then flips it on the black market for three times what he spent.
Would that bother anybody but me? Wouldn't it be better to let the grocery store set realistic prices so that people like Bill can't game the system? Do any of you think that this is wildly unrealistic or implausible?A lot of Republicans are not racist, but a lot of racists are Republican.
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Originally posted by Felch View PostCharities operate on a voluntary basis. The Red Cross doesn't break into my house and steal food from me. I either donate to them or I don't.A lot of Republicans are not racist, but a lot of racists are Republican.
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Originally posted by MrFun View PostYes, what Bill did in that hypothetical scenario bothers me just as much as price gouging.
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I like how MrFun and Imran both sidestepped the question about letting grocery stores set realistic prices. It's called unintended consequences. You can't separate the Iraq War from all the hell that it caused, you can't separate price controls from opportunistic individuals exploiting them. I'm not a libertarian because of a mythical faith in private enterprise, but because of a realistic belief in governmental ineptitude.John Brown did nothing wrong.
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Originally posted by MrFun View PostGovernment laws against price gouging does not entail breaking into your home/business and taking your stuff.John Brown did nothing wrong.
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Originally posted by Felch View PostI like how MrFun and Imran both sidestepped the question about letting grocery stores set realistic prices. It's called unintended consequences.“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
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Originally posted by gribbler View PostWhat if someone got in line for food with the honest intention of eating that food, and came away with a bag of groceries, but when they got home their neighbor offered them $10 for their loaf of bread, and they changed their mind and decided to sell some of the food? Both the person who stood in line and their neighbor benefit.A lot of Republicans are not racist, but a lot of racists are Republican.
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