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> The root of the problem is supply, so stop the government intervention and you pay more money for the same problems. The company in the article is closed on
by bretthoerner 7y ago
> The root of the problem is supply, so stop the government intervention and you pay more money for the same problems.
The company in the article is closed on nights and weekends. Don't you think there's a price at which they'd stay open, thus increasing supply?
- RhodesianHunter 7y agoYou literally cannot scale up the production of the underlying fabric that goes into N95 masks quickly. These assembly lines take 6 months to set up. There is no price at which these masks can be sold which will meaningfully impact supply before Covid 19 burns itself out. Such price increases are honestly more likely to incentivize people digging their P100 masks out of their garages and workshops and donating those.