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So war profiteering then? Since Ukraine HAD alternatives pre-war, then your model only applies because they can get away with it in a war zone. If I own the on
by ROTMetro 4y ago
So war profiteering then? Since Ukraine HAD alternatives pre-war, then your model only applies because they can get away with it in a war zone.
If I own the only gas station with gas after a hurricane or earthquake, I should be able to raise my rates to whatever I want?
- killingtime74 4y agoIs not my model it's an observation. If you don't raise prices after hurricane or earthquake you run out, which is what usually happens. This is what happened at the start of COVID with masks and hand sanitizer. It is profiteering. Read your country's local news to see if anything was done about it at the time, in mine nothing was.
- celestialcheese 4y agoWhat network alternatives do they have in the combat zones? My understanding was that communication infra was taken offline in the first few weeks of the war.
- ROTMetro 4y agoPre-war there were alternatives. The only reason for scarcity is the war, hence it being war profiteering.
- smileysteve 4y agoMany governments (especially states in the U.S) have anti price gouging laws.
- killingtime74 4y agoSo does mine (Australian). However during covid we didn't see much actual enforcement
- mensetmanusman 4y agoNot necessarily, having security resources to counter Russian attempts at civilian bombings is expensive from an opportunity cost standpoint.
- Animatronio 4y agoIt's only $20 mil. If I remember correctly Raytheon was awarded a $182 mil contract to develop 2x NASAMS for Ukraine. Just ask them for a slight price cut and voila, money for SpaceX.