>expense of society, I personally find bread lines and black markets to buy basic necessities to be bad for society. edit: By increasing prices you get capita

>expense of society, I personally find bread lines and black markets to buy basic necessities to be bad for society. edit: By increasing prices you get capital with which to increase production to make even more money at closer to the original price point (due to selling more units). This in turns means that everyone can get a widget and not just a few people (lucky or well connected). It also means the money goes to the person able to increase production or make better widgets versus a pure scalper who resells the item (legally or on the black market).