• iopq@lemmy.world
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          6 months ago

          So the greed is constant, but the market let companies raise prices.

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              6 months ago

              Because consumers will pay those prices. Nobody forces you to drink coca cola

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                6 months ago

                Sorry… you’re arguing that corporate greed and price gouging are acceptable things because enough people are willing to pay that price anyway?

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                  6 months ago

                  It’s not price gouging, there’s no coca cola shortage and it’s not a necessary for life good. You’re acting like you can’t just stop buying it

                  And yes, the price people willing to pay for some goods is a reasonable price for them, unless it’s some necessity or it’s some disaster area. If it was unreasonable, people wouldn’t pay that price. Especially for something like coca cola

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                    6 months ago

                    Sorry… how is a price increase that is not justified by inflation not price gouging?

                    Price gouging has nothing to do with what is necessary and Coca-Cola is being used as an example. I’m not why you think this is singly about coca-cola.