Price gouging laws in some states cover an increase in prices in response to an emergency. If your prices were always high, that might work in a few places, but

Price gouging laws in some states cover an increase in prices in response to an emergency. If your prices were always high, that might work in a few places, but many are "average price" or poorly defined. Some states are also "an exorbitant or excessive price for a necessity", and you're always a target for "because we say so" enforcement, so it would be a pretty dangerous business.