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Those 17,700 bottles of hand sanitizer were better off staying in their respective stores and being sold off in their surrounding communities. Unless the gov s

Those 17,700 bottles of hand sanitizer were better off staying in their respective stores and being sold off in their surrounding communities. Unless the gov steps in, I don't see needed supplies like this, masks, medicines, etc, being distributed fairly to everyone in the market. Rather profiteers will get their access and sell off to hoarders. The comfort of having access to some of these supplies, even if they are not effective, goes a long way.

_jal 7y ago
> being distributed fairly to everyone in the market Of course. Courts and parents are supposed to be fair, the market isn't. Market dynamics are useless in the face of a pandemic - the virus is not a market participant and has no conception of property rights. On a sinking ship, bailing water out out of only your cabin is a pretty stupid plan.