I read the whole thing, I think its a heck of a lot of political marketing fluff. For example, even the CPI is not a good source of data - because its an index

I read the whole thing, I think its a heck of a lot of political marketing fluff. For example, even the CPI is not a good source of data - because its an index - and doesn't directly relate to the Human Consumer in a direct manner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySxHud7abko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySxHud7abko <-- As explained to Eddy Murphy in 1984 Take Juice at Walmart, which was $1.34 ~18 months ago - and it is now $2.16 today. And its not real 'Juice' - its Sugar Water https://i.imgur.com/mPs35It.png https://i.imgur.com/mPs35It.png Minute maid is made by Coca-Cola, and subs to Louis-Dreyfus for a lot of its Juice mfr ops: >As a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company, Minute Maid's juice products are manufactured and distributed through Coca-Cola's extensive network. Here's an overview of the supply chain and manufacturing plants involved: Manufacturing Plants: Coca-Cola North America (CCNA) operates several juice manufacturing plants in the United States, including: Atlanta, Georgia: CCNA's headquarters and a major juice manufacturing facility. Houston, Texas: A large juice plant serving the southern United States. Los Angeles, California: A juice plant serving the western United States. Chicago, Illinois: A juice plant serving the midwestern United States. Coca-Cola Refreshments (CCR) operates additional juice manufacturing plants in the United States, including: Detroit, Michigan: A juice plant serving the midwestern United States. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: A juice plant serving the northeastern United States. https://i.imgur.com/C2LCTal.png https://i.imgur.com/C2LCTal.png The point being -- that this act is garbage when price gouging is baked into the entire Supply Chain - whereby Sugar is the True Evil Commodity. (I met the Sugar Industry's primary Lobbyist on a plane to DC once -- and it was eye-popping on how unbelievably powerful Sugar is in Politics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanjul_family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanjul_family https://www.promarket.org/2016/09/19/sugar-industry-buys-academia-politicians/ https://www.promarket.org/2016/09/19/sugar-industry-buys-aca... <-- Story about their political ties, payments. Now lets look at which congress members are impacted by sugar lobby, based on which committees they may be members of: https://i.imgur.com/kDwed5Q.png https://i.imgur.com/kDwed5Q.png https://i.imgur.com/VYJK7iD.png https://i.imgur.com/VYJK7iD.png Then lets look at the top donors to those congress members are from the Sugar and sugar adjacent: https://i.imgur.com/YX1ublY.png https://i.imgur.com/YX1ublY.png And we can also see that publicly recorded investments are made into said companies: https://i.imgur.com/13dvCEL.png https://i.imgur.com/13dvCEL.png https://i.imgur.com/dYW49mc.png https://i.imgur.com/dYW49mc.png In Summary: This act will accomplish nothing but drive the Political Sentiment Needle --- Summary of the Act The Act aims to prevent price gouging during exceptional market shocks, such as natural disasters or national emergencies. It defines key terms, including: Critical trading partner: a person who can restrict access to inputs, customers, or partners, harming competition [1]. Exceptional market shock: a sudden change in the market due to various factors, including natural disasters, wars, or public health emergencies [2]. Unfair leverage: a person who has dominant market power, discriminates between trading partners, or engages in unfair practices [3]. Key Provisions Prohibition on price gouging: selling or offering goods or services at grossly excessive prices during exceptional market shocks [4]. Affirmative defense: small businesses (less than $100 million in gross revenue) can defend against price gouging claims if they demonstrate increased costs not within their control [5]. Presumptive violations: a person is presumed to be price gouging if they have unfair leverage and increase prices excessively during an exceptional market shock [6]. References: [1] SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. (2) Critical trading partner. [2] SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. (3) Exceptional market shock. [3] SEC. 3. PREVENTION OF PRICE GOUGING. (e) Unfair Leverage. [4] SEC. 3. PREVENTION OF PRICE GOUGING. (a) In General. [5] SEC. 3. PREVENTION OF PRICE GOUGING. (b) Affirmative Defense. [6] SEC. 3. PREVENTION OF PRICE GOUGING. (c) Presumptive Violations. [7] Bureau of Labor Statistics. (n.d.). Consumer Price Index. Retrieved from https://www.bls.gov/cpi/ https://www.bls.gov/cpi/ ---