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New Jersey implements Communism against 8 free-market businesses
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[quote:Babylon's Rebel:MV8yMDQ2NTM0XzM0NDAwMjgyXzQ4MTlBNkZF] [quote:Anonymous Coward 27304459:MV8yMDQ2NTM0XzM0Mzk4MjAxX0NDNjgwNzZB] [quote:Babylon's Rebel:MV8yMDQ2NTM0XzFFNUQ5RDQ2] http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/09/news/economy/sandy-price-gouging/index.html I'm sick and tired of the blatant communism in this country. I'm tired of people with a Kindergarten-level understanding of economics and government (they call themselves Democrats) acting like they know what's best for everyone else. I'm tired of them pretending they're looking out for the little guy. I bet if you made both political parties take IQ tests, the Democrats would score at least 30 points lower on average. Am I promoting the Republican Party? No. They're just as bad, but in a slightly different way. The republicans are smarter, and want some good things, but they're deceived. Republican politicans lie, and pretend to be conservative, but they're not. The democratic politicans don't have to lie or deceive anyone. They're just blatantly stupid, evil, and communistic. Obviously there's some good in both party platforms. But not much. I'm exaggerating how bad things are because I'm venting. [/quote] You're not as smart as you think you are. If price gouging were not a crime, the market price would rise so that supply equals demand. Presumably, supply cannot increase in this emergency, so the price would go up to reallocate the demand; those willing to pay the most would get that supply. The needs in this time of emergency are that people get enough fuel to run their generators, and some for their cars for transportation. It's all being used for that, as it is, so it is already being used optimally. Maybe it's better to reallocate so everyone gets a little, like odd/even day rationing, but that is not what allowing prices to rise would do. The equilibrium outcome, while still Pareto-optimal, is bad if it results in people freezing or having no water because they cannot AFFORD any fuel, while others have an effectively artificial abundance. When things go back to normal, then it's time to reintroduce market incentives. I am almost sure you didn't understand all of this, but if you did, you learned something. [/quote] You can support communism all you want. To me, it's complete bullshit. I believe in private property. What right does the government have to ration that gasoline? It belongs to the gas station. The gas station can sell it to whomever it wants, for however much it wants, or not sell it at all. It's called private property. I'm sick of everyone on here telling me it's not communism. YES IT IS. How is it NOT communism?!?!? [/quote]
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I'm sick and tired of the blatant communism in this country. I'm tired of people with a Kindergarten-level understanding of economics and government (they call themselves Democrats) acting like they know what's best for everyone else. I'm tired of them pretending they're looking out for the little guy.
I bet if you made both political parties take IQ tests, the Democrats would score at least 30 points lower on average.
Am I promoting the Republican Party? No. They're just as bad, but in a slightly different way. The republicans are smarter, and want some good things, but they're deceived. Republican politicans lie, and pretend to be conservative, but they're not.
The democratic politicans don't have to lie or deceive anyone. They're just blatantly stupid, evil, and communistic.
Obviously there's some good in both party platforms. But not much. I'm exaggerating how bad things are because I'm venting.
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