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But water is not really a special case, though. Tap water is nearly free and bottled water is >$1/gal. so the markup during a disaster is >100x.
by fr0sty 14y ago
But water is not really a special case, though.
Tap water is nearly free and bottled water is >$1/gal. so the markup during a disaster is >100x.
- jlgreco 14y agoI only consider water a (potential) special case because it is one of the few things that, in the event that it really is unavailable, people will start dropping dead pretty quick. Bread, fuel, generators, etc... these are all things we can afford to be relatively dismissive of and just say that price caps are unneeded/bad. That may also be the case with water, but I don't feel comfortable saying that with my limited knowledge.
- fr0sty 14y agoFair enough. My point is we balk at a 200% increase in the price of gasoline but won't blink at a 100000% increase in the price of water. Also consider that @ $1 per 16oz bottle you are paying $8/gal for essentially tapwater that was bottled and driven in from out of state. But try to sell a gallon of gas for $5 and you are some kind of monster...