• Axolotl@feddit.it
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        14 days ago

        Except that the problem isn’t only from the cartel right now, the problem is that now a important route was blocked due to war which made petroil transport harder making it more pricey and that reflects on prices that consumers see

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        13 days ago

        That’s literally the free market behaving as it’s supposed to. Prices are increased to the highest point all goods get sold, so during shortages prices spike.

        If you don’t like this, you don’t like capitalism.

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            13 days ago

            It’s the word “excuse” that doesn’t fit right. There is no shame in the action for them, no duplicity or deception. The Iran war is an opportunity for them to jack up the price, an opportunity they always take when available as is their fiduciary duty.

      • veni_vedi_veni@lemmy.world
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        14 days ago

        Give it a couple more months to line up more literally, then they won’t even need a reason to love the pedo’s plans