The Real Cost of Anti-Price-Gouging Laws
Consumers will likely be worse off as a result of antigouging laws. Here’s why…
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The Noncrime Of “Price Gouging” (Or, Govt’s Chance To Educate Public On Supply & Demand)
We’ve had real-life examples in recent years of what happens with government price controls. Just look at Venezuela…
Continue readingThe Disaster of Zimbabwe’s Price Controls
What happens if prices are controlled by government policies? Bad things happen…
Continue readingVenezuela Slashes 5 Zeros From Its Currency In One Of The Greatest Currency Devaluations Ever
The Venezuelan bolivar is devalued 96% while the minimum wage is hiked 60x. Here’s the latest on the Venezuelan hyperinflation…
Continue readingToronto Housing Market Implodes as Prices Plunge Most on Record – Zero Hedge
Eric Sprott might be ringing the commercial real estate bell, yet this Canadian housing market is imploding on its own.
Continue readingPrice Controls and Propaganda – Alasdair Macleod
Price controls were last tried in the 1970s, and everyone swore, never again…
Continue readingNo Inflation Friday: Dollarized Panama Issues Price Controls for Basic Goods
Less than four weeks after starting his new job, Panama’s President Juan Carlos Varela already has a serious challenge to deal with: empty grocery shelves. This is largely a self-inflicted […]
Continue readingSilver Update: Price Controls
BrotherJohnF discusses silver’s technicals, the Japanese decision to devalue the Yen, China’s massive gold imports of nearly 900 tonnes in 2012, and the implementation of price controls in Argentina in […]
Continue readingJim Grant with Lauren Lyster: Fed’s Price Controls of Interest Rates Will Fail with Fireworks!
The lovely Lauren Lyster, formerly of Capital Account and now the new host of Yahoo’s Daily Ticker, interviewed SD’s favorite Fed-basher Jim Grant regarding the Fed’s latest FOMC statement. Grant […]
Continue reading$25 For 1 Gallon of Gas in NJ
Unlike the government red tape and price controls which have resulted in up to 7-10 hour waits for gasoline in New Jersey as an estimated 80% of NJ gas stations […]
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