Tag:price gouging

• Virus response fits government’s role

  Government planners at every level may have an abundance of good intentions. But they have an inevitable shortage of good information.

  by John Hood
• North Carolina’s anti–price gouging law makes things worse, not better

  The forecast for Hurricane Florence looks bleak. It’s hard to imagine as of this writing, but if the storm proceeds the way it’s predicted to go, then by next week people’s lives and neighborhoods in many areas of the state, from the coastal towns to the central Piedmont, will be…

  by Jon Sanders
• The Ravages Of Hurricane Mike (& Roy)

  Markets may be messy, but they work. What doesn’t work is for politicians to blunder in with clubs and threaten to bludgeon people.

  by John Hood
• Price Gouging: A Cure For Gas

  Wrong-headed fear-mongering and price hysteria are counterproductive and harmful, no matter what the price of gas. But markets consist of both supply and demand, and prices are the result of market forces.

  by Dr. Karen Y. Palasek
• The Price Is Right — Elsewhere

  Alumni of Elizabeth City State are upset about the prices local hotels are offering for Homecoming Weekend. Rather than complaining to the government, they're shopping for a better deal.

  by John Hood