Rent increases in wildfire-affected parts of Los Angeles County will remain capped at 10% for an additional 30 days, under an extension approved this week by the Board of Supervisors.…| California Apartment Association
When traveling, be prepared to dodge needless upcharges.| Fodors Travel Guide
The August CEC staff report produced no evidence of price gouging but did appear to offer a few warnings about some of the more extreme proposals floated by Newsom under SBX 1-2.| www.energyindepth.org
Should state laws prohibiting price gouging on essential goods and services apply to individual consumer purchases of N95 masks? The New York state law prohibits unconscionably excessive prices for “consumer goods and services vital and necessary for the health, safety and welfare of consumers.” My question arises because the CDC does not recommend that the …Are N95 Masks Essential Goods Covered by State Price Gouging Laws? Read More »| Knowledge Problem
First let’s unpack the “against anti-anti-anti-price gouging” title to get oriented: Price gouging – a common name for price increases of goods in demand due to an emergency Anti-price gouging – common attitudes toward price gouging sometimes made into laws Anti-anti-price gouging – standard economics defenses of price gouging and opposition to such laws Anti-anti-anti-price …Against Anti-anti-anti-price Gouging Read More »| Knowledge Problem