Re: Interesting Economics Questions

hahaha asks:

>>2 - Why do prices go up anyway?>>

If the gov. passed out $300,000 to folks, business men would raise
their prices. Prices are set by the market, if people start buying..the
price goes up. Ugly, huh.

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