Common Sense Soapbox
About this show
Short videos with a punchy, comedic tone and entertaining Socratic characters taking on trending issues and important concepts from a classical liberal perspective, written & animated by Seamus Coughlin.
Create a Black Market the Easy Way!
February 15, 2022
On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Bob, Sarah, and Seamus are still stuck on the island. Desperate for food, Bob sneaks out at night to fish and comes back to sell them for a whopping 30 shells a piece. Seamus and Sarah reluctantly agree, but the increasingly-hysterical Ron accuses Bob of price gouging.
CREDITS:
Written by Seamus Coughlin, Sean W. Malone, and Tyler Brandt
Research by Matt Hampton
Animated by Seamus Coughlin
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone
LINKS:
https://fee.org/articles/on-price-gouging/
https://fee.org/articles/price-gouging-during-disasters-is-actually-a-good-thing/
https://fee.org/articles/if-you-hate-empty-store-shelves-you-should-love-price-gouging/
https://cw.ua.edu/40983/opinion/price-gouging-during-disasters-is-a-good-thing/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/price-gouging-after-a-disaster-is-good-for-the-public-1507071457
https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/111314/what-causes-inflation-and-does-anyone-gain-it.asp#:~:text=Key%20Takeaways-,Inflation
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/inflation.asp
https://www.stlouisfed.org/education/feducation-video-series/episode-1-money-and-inflation#:~:text=Inflation
https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/042015/how-does-money-supply-affect-inflation.asp
https://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/MoneySupply.html
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/12/mechanics-black-market.asp
https://www.econlib.org/black-markets-raise-their-ugly-head/
https://www.econlib.org/archives/2017/07/milton_friedman_20.html
https://wiki.mises.org/wiki/Black_market
https://fee.org/articles/black-markets-reveal-the-power-of-economic-laws/
