Mississippi Declares Supply, Demand Illegal

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Joshua D. Wright, Mississippi Declares Supply, Demand Illegal, Truth on the Market (September 04, 2008), https://truthonthemarket.com/2008/09/04/mississippi-declares-supply-demand-illegal/

Hotel owner to face $1000 fine and up to six months in jail after after enforcement of state price-gouging law (HT: Knowledge Problem).  Oh, and the AG would also like the power to declare a state of emergency for the sole purpose of enforcing the price-gouging law in response to some crafty business owners who weren’t waiting for the Governor to declare a state of emergency before responding to supply shocks.