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  That's funny, economist say price gouging during a pandemic is "inflation".
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  It's almost like both groups are just greedy assholes rationalizing greed.  But I'm sure there are other reasons to devote your life to the study of money using bad math and pretend science.
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  Here is a hint economist: math and science don't allow "externalities".  Causality is determined by all the variables so you can't just ignore the inconvenient ones and then pretend your work is anything but useless propaganda.
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  And no, "we're too stupid to account for it" isn't a valid excuse either.  If NASA was as stupid as economists, they would have just ignored gravity when trying to get a man to the moon, would have made the numbers much easier.
context: Maybe cut their subsidies? >
  
  Theyll just raise prices. Its not like there is an alternative for 100% of Americans.
  Honestly, and I am going to get a lot of shit for this, but threaten to nationalize them. $0 in profit compared to a bit less than $54 billion may put the fear of god into them. >
  
  We have a government because we'd rather things like the military or police not be owned by someone like Musk.  Maybe it's time to consider energy production to be one of those. >
  
  Seems to me that if there is an industry that 100% of a population relies on, then there is merit of having a federal option. See: energy, healthcare, banking, etc.
  I have no say that my gas company just raised my rates 30% YOY, and I have no alternatives to choose from. This is not capitalism. >
  
  in fact, it IS capitalism. >
  
  Monopoly is an eventuality of Capitalism >
  
  Exactly. people keep acting surprised by the consolidation and greed and control and monopolization like it's some freak occurrence. >
  
  So it's a hostage situation, the oil companies are demanding lower taxes to increase production. Currently pay the effective rate of 18.5% on federal lands and an overall tax rate of 19.6%. With this tax rate they are still able to record historic profits. >
  
  Screw the hostage situation. If anything INCREASE their taxes and if they want to complain, the US can nationalize it and force their profits to fund high speed interstate rail >
  
  A man of many words and little knowledge. >
  
  A man too dumb to realize he’s talking about himself >
  
  Likewise. >
  
  Conservatives say price gouging during a pandemic is MAGA.