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Do you remember what happened on May 7th of this year? The Colonial Pipeline, which originates in Houston, Texas, and carries gasoline to the Southeastern United States and the Eastern Seaboard , suffered a ransomware cyberattack by a cyberattacker known to operate in Russia. The cyberattack, which impacted computerized equipment that manages the pipeline, is believed to have been at least tacitly approved by the Russian government.
Soon afterward, demented Joe Biden warned gas station owners against price gouging. He said , “I also want to say something to the gas stations: do not, I repeat, do not try to take advantage of consumers during this time. I’m going to work with governors of the affected states to put a stop to price gouging wherever it arises… Nobody should be using this situation for financial gain.”
Okay, we’ve been put on notice by Demented Joe to not price gouge because it takes advantage of consumers. So it’s worth our time and effort to study what it is. And to see how Joe ignores his own warning.
Price gouging occurs when a seller increases the prices of goods (and/or services) to a level much higher than what is considered fair. ThoughtCo.com offers this : “Price gouging is loosely defined as charging a price that is higher than normal or fair, usually in times of natural disaster or other crisis… Price gouging is typically thought of as immoral, and, as such, price gouging is explicitly illegal in many jurisdictions.”
If supply changes and the price doesn’t change (no price gouging), a shortage will always develop. When a shortage occurs, the supply of the goods always gets rationed in some way — perhaps by people who showed up first ( panic buyers ?), maybe by people willing to pay the higher (gouged) price to the goods’ owner.
The important thing to remember is that everyone gets as much as they want at the original price is not an option.
Higher prices will allocate the supply of goods to the people who value them most. When the supply of goods is fixed and prices are used to allocate goods, […]
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Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker