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It's the store's unwillingness to do the obvious thing and limit sales of water given the sharp rise in demand in the face of a life threatening disaster. Reso
by whyaduck 9y ago
It's the store's unwillingness to do the obvious thing and limit sales of water given the sharp rise in demand in the face of a life threatening disaster.
Resources aren't rushed to disaster areas in response to profits - they're rushed in response to the disaster. See FEMA, USRC, etc.
- stretchwithme 9y agoStores compete with each other. While it might be great if retailers limit what people can buy, they have to punish themselves to do it. So it's not a very useful expectation. And, no, resources aren't rushed to disaster areas if those that have to expend extra effort to do so will simply be punished. I'd rather rely on those who've been delivering everything efficiently already than wait for the government to do it. It's not clear to me that government doing this costs us less. Most of the cost is hidden away in the federal budget. At least when I am paying a high price for gas, I am paying for the actual cost of getting it to me, including paying for logistics.