Harvard Business School: Why Companies Raise Their Prices: Because They Can

Nope. Socialist states tax economic activity and then return those revenues to the citizenry through social programs. North Korea doesn't do that.

But I'm not going to argue with you. Jesus, is that the only thing you know how to say--"liarliarliarliarliar"? How childish!

Libs would never raise the price of something they were selling because they can.  No, it's not different.

That's just a pussy Lib excuse for gouging.  We all gouge when we can, and it's only Libs who bitch about others who do it.

Libs would never raise the price of something they were selling because they can.  No, it's not different.

That's just a pussy Lib excuse for gouging.  We all gouge when we can, and it's only Libs who bitch about others who do it.

Boilerman, your statement "We all gouge when we can" and my headline "Why Companies Raise Their Prices: Because They Can" are basically in agreement. 

So I don't understand why you had to turn into a little bitch over it.

Whats the correct way to engage someone that gives their blessing to high prices but also bitches about inflation ?    Asking for a friend.

I don't understand why David, Tom and Boiler hate capitalism.  If they were true capitalists they would be applauding rising prices and record profits.  In fact, they should be clamoring for even higher prices as that will lead to even higher corporate profits.  Instead, they wine, bitch and moan about high prices.  It makes me think they aren't capitalists at all.  Next thing you know they will bemoaning how the lack of central planning has led to baby formula and tampon shortages. 

           I never said anything about capitalism - pro or con.

You've bitched and moaned constantly about it.

So businesses try to maximize profits?  Yes that's shocking.  To anyone who never read a beginning economics text since Wealth of Nations.

Now, to blame inflation on that well known fact is another story entirely.  People who actually have read a beginning economics text would understand that Inflation is 'always and everywhere a monetary phenomena'.  

Are you arguing that corporations just got greedy, began price gouging and caused inflation during the current administration....because 'they could'....but of course they couldn't during Trump, Obama, Bush and Clinton?  

Or maybe you're arguing that Turkey's 80% inflation rate or Argentina's 71% rate is because their businesses are just greedier than ours.  

What's the socialist solution to inflation alledgely caused by greedy businesses?  Wage and Price controls?  Centralized economic planning? Government takeover of major industries?  Increase taxes and spending?  That's the ticket.  The ticket to  Argentina.

I find the Liberal hypocrisy to be atrocious, and that's my bitch.  All of you guys gouge, yet you complain when others do the same.

Any of you which has sold a car or house recently, or if you would have sold a car or house recently, you gouged or you would have gouged if in the sellers market.  Why, because you can. 

This is so Liberal of you guys.