The main pragmatic problem with anti-gouging laws (or even just anti-gouging policies within retailers) is that when manufacture and distribution are not suppor

The main pragmatic problem with anti-gouging laws (or even just anti-gouging policies within retailers) is that when manufacture and distribution are not supported on the back end to keep up, it leads to shortages (as can be seen at most grocers in the U.S. and Canada right now). My local Wal Mart closed yesterday because they were cleaned out.