This reminds me of that time the Italian Government decided to regulate the price of face masks (about a year ago, in response to the COVID pandemic). The resu

This reminds me of that time the Italian Government decided to regulate the price of face masks (about a year ago, in response to the COVID pandemic). The result was that (my relatives in Italy told me) it suddenly became impossible to find masks anywhere. Most producers decided to keep stock unsold hoping that the regulations would change in the future, and some smaller producer actually stopped production altogether or went out of business because it was no longer viable (source, in Italian) https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/mascherine-primi-espulsi-mercato-il-tetto-05-euro-ADdvG2M https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/mascherine-primi-espulsi-mer...