News media reports are supposed to be “objective.” The word “objective” means that both sides of a story are told by the writer. Writers fail to be objective on many topics, including “price gouging.” News reports only repeat politicians who claim that “price gouging” is bad. Can you correct the news reports about “price gouging” and present both sides of the story? Write a paragraph or more that could be inserted into most news reports to present the other side of the story. Use the links below -

I had planned on making a killing this week. Lease an 18-wheeler. Load up on gallons of gasoline, a gross of generators and enough bottled water to satisfy a dipsomaniac crawling in the Sahara. Then load up on speed, black beauties and bennies before double-clutching nonstop to hurricane-ravaged Florida. Sell to the highest bidders and then cruise home on easy street.

But before I could clean out Sam's Club, Charlie Crist, the Florida attorney general, put the brakes on my road trip. by Dimitri Vassilaros HERE:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/opinion/columnists/vassilaros/s_249644.html

Laws that ban price gouging are laws that kill people.
The need to hoard rises when government bans price gouging.

Price Gouging Saves lives http://www.mises.org/fullstory.aspx?control=1593

The only thing worse than Katrina's devastating destruction is government's horrific "help." http://www.lewrockwell.com/akers/akers16.html

So-called "price gouging" in emergencies is also defended by Walter Williams HERE: http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=3578

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/walterwilliams/ww20040324.shtml

Frank Bubb HERE: http://www.objectivistcenter.org/text/fbubb_hurricane-gouging.asp?mc

and by Sheldon Richman HERE: http://www.fee.org/vnews.php?nid=6181

Economics textbook chapters on price controls are excerpted here: http://FreedomKeys.com/pricecontrols.htm