I doubt its as efficient. People will still buy as much as they can and then turn and sell their surplus. Unless you can accurately gauge their need, which is r

I doubt its as efficient. People will still buy as much as they can and then turn and sell their surplus. Unless you can accurately gauge their need, which is requires way more work. "Price gouging" will allow the most efficient utilization of goods. While they likely will price out the less wealthy, the goods will help more people in general. This doesn't even address the infrastructure and politics behind setting prices and managing limits. Changing price is faster, easier, and more efficient. It also leaves out the political power involved. Someone in charge of setting limits probably gets to makes sure they, their family and friends all get resources before anyone else. You just trade the power of wealth for political power. This in my mind becomes a trade off between helping the most people, and having less bias (because politics) towards who you help.