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Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM)
Kevin,
To my way of thinking, he wasn't "gouging".
It comes down to the diference between need and desire.
If an individual or has temporarily (or permanently, I guess) "cornered the market" in something that other people need and charge an "excessive" price for it, to me, that is "gouging".
When somebody tries to sell something "scarce" that nobody needs, but some people "want" (some of them pretty badly, apparently) for an excessive price, I don't see anything unethical, immoral, or otherwise "unsavory" about it.
Nobody made you the "jello sheriff". Take it outside.
JM
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Geez, I thought I just explained my use of the word "gouging." You're right, there is a distinction between the common use of the term and the specific practice of overpricing a necessary commodity in a disaster.
I guess we'll just call it
fleecing.
Sat Sep 12, 2009, 05:19pm
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