With a hurricane forecast, prices for bottled water go up. Afterwards a pumping company charges ten times as much to empty basements and a gas station raises prices by 17%. Or a contra dance expecting to be over capacity announces high prices to limit attendance [1]. More expensive fans during a heatwave. Higher tolls
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Price Gouging
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With a hurricane forecast, prices for bottled water go up. Afterwards a pumping company charges ten times as much to empty basements and a gas station raises prices by 17%. Or a contra dance expecting to be over capacity announces high prices to limit attendance [1]. More expensive fans during a heatwave. Higher tolls