So there's a news article in San Diego about a group of people arrested for price gouging toilet paper ($10/roll - $100 for a 10 roll pack) yet in the same span of the news county officials are claiming there's no shortage of TP, only hording.

No I fully understand the jacking up of gas a day before a hurricane hits or charging $30 for a liter of water after a tornado and all power/water is off.

But..., why something which is not in shortage, just missing from shelves because of hoarding?

Why isn't hoarding a crime? Why not review purchase records and start knocking on some doors?

And why TP?? Why not ammo? When does price gouging of ammo become a crime?

“Price gouging” is a derogatory term that socialists use to describe market prices that rise in response to excess demand.

"Price gouging" in Arkansas is legally defined as raising the price by more than 10% over the price prior to the declaration of a state of emergency.

As far as I know there are no such laws in CO. Anyone want some N95 masks?

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Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
Why not review purchase records of Guns and Ammo and start knocking on some doors?

Instead of TP?

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
“Price gouging” is a derogatory term that socialists use to describe market prices that rise in response to excess demand.

This.

Nobody is prevent you from taking a shit if you don't have TP. You just need to be creative in how you clean.