Ultra wealthy aside, what about the slightly wealthy? In CA the bottom 1/4 of households make $35,000 a year. Without price controls, will they ever be able to

Ultra wealthy aside, what about the slightly wealthy? In CA the bottom 1/4 of households make $35,000 a year. Without price controls, will they ever be able to afford PPE in an emergency when they have to compete with the 15% of people making $150,000 a year?