The Virtue Of ‘Price Gouging’
Posted By: 4250Luis, 10/12/2024 7:01:57 AM
Government officials waste no time threatening to crack down on “price gouging” during catastrophic events. Because they care. But of course they don’t. If they did, they’d let the market take care of pricing. Instead, they’ll deny storm victims the necessities they need to get through the disaster. Vice President Kamala Harris has warned merchants and entrepreneurs that Big Brother Columbia is “monitoring” stricken areas “for allegations of fraud and price gouging and will hold those taking advantage of the situation accountable.”
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bucks amid Adams chaos — with Scarlett
Johansson’s help 7 replies
bucks amid Adams chaos — with Scarlett
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Two Democratic primary challengers to Mayor Eric Adams capitalized on the chaos engulfing City Hall, hauling in more than $1 million each in campaign funds — including a donation from actress Scarlett Johansson, new filings show.
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Donald Trump Video Slams Wokeness Under Biden-Harris 4 replies
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign played a video at a rally earlier this week in Pennsylvania that slammed wokeness in the United States military under President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and called for making “our military great again.”
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On Thursday, former NASCAR and IndyCar racer Danica Patrick revealed that she has never voted. However, she will vote for former President Trump this year because “it’s that important.”
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Vance jokingly interjected, “I just want to be clear. I want to get on record — you’re voting for us, right?” Patrick put Vance at ease, “1,000%,” Patrick answered,
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We can see signs of the Democratic freak-out going on all around us, as they start to realize that maybe trading Joe Biden out for Kamala Harris wasn't the best idea. The most recent example is them dragging out Barack Obama to help Kamala in Pittsburgh. It showed how desperate they are. Even Obama admits there isn't the same enthusiasm that there had been for him. He blames black male voters -- the "brothas"-- and suggests they have a problem with Harris because she is a woman.
The Virtue Of ‘Price Gouging’
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Government officials waste no time threatening to crack down on “price gouging” during catastrophic events. Because they care. But of course they don’t. If they did, they’d let the market take care of pricing. Instead, they’ll deny storm victims the necessities they need to get through the disaster.
Vice President Kamala Harris has warned merchants and entrepreneurs that Big Brother Columbia is “monitoring” stricken areas “for allegations of fraud and price gouging and will hold those taking advantage of the situation accountable.”
Just in time for the long weekend.
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A view of the mausoleum of Christopher Columbus in the cathedral of Seville.
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I’m so old I remember when we learned about advertising fakery by ordering stuff like sea horses and x-ray vision glasses from the back of comic books. Younger generations caught on when they compared what they’d seen in the TV ads with the actual products. For voters this time around all they have to do is scan X online. The sea horse ads were better fakes than the Harris-Walz team is churning out. Of course, there is the candidates’ utter failure in public appearances -- such as they are -- to show Harris-Walz viewers that they are phony, unserious contenders for the highest offices in the land.
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Votes Designated a National Special Security Event 17 replies
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Nearly 450 7-Eleven stores across North America are closing for underperforming, according to the company. Seven & I Holdings, 7-Eleven’s Japan-based parent company, announced in an earnings report Thursday that 444 7-Eleven stores are closing because of a dip in sales, particularly cigarette sales, as well as decreased traffic and inflation. A list of which stores will be closing was not released. 7-Eleven has 13,000 stores across the U.S. and Canada, which means the closures would only impact 3% of the company’s portfolio.
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