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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
It's no different than any other government service. A fire or police department should not be able to force vendors to fix prices for them or apply discounts; that should be at the discretion of the retailer. Someone who owns a well-reputed work of art and chooses to sell it to the highest bidder should not be required by law to sell it to the Smithsonian, and only charge 50% more than the price she paid for it. If a hospital has a bad credit rating, the normal procedure is for a lender to charge a higher interest rate to compensate for the risks; should this be classified as "gouging" and therefore declared illegal?
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Are you seriously saying that wanting to pay less than 300% is a discount?