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In Texas, price gouging during disasters is illegal – it is also on very shaky ethical ground

  • Written by Elizabeth Brake, Professor of Philosophy, Rice University
In Texas, price gouging during disasters is illegal – it is also on very shaky ethical groundPrice gouging during disasters further shuts out those living in poverty.AP Photo/Eric Gay

In Houston, as millions suffered power and water outages, food shortages and subfreezing temperatures, another problem confronted families: price hikes.

Steep increases in the price of food, gas and fuel have been reported across Texas. And as millions of...

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