Arguements #1 and #2 Competition And Gouging

Arguement One: The Liberal (Communist, Democrat, Socialist - collectivists all) sniffs, "We don't like competition, and don't allow our children to play games and sports where there are scores and winners and losers. We value peace and cooperation, and plan to teach our children the same. We're above competition. That's so old school!"
Answer: "Scarcity is a fact of life, and therefore you have no choice but to comptete in the adult world. It was only in the Garden Of Eden that man had everything and all he wanted. Now man must compete as resources are finite and can be used for many alternative uses. If you want to prepare your children for the real world of adult competition, you will have them enter into competitive activities.
See Thomas Sowell's "Basic Economics."
Arguement Two: The Liberal says, "I am so glad that our state has enacted anti-gouging laws during hurricanes so greedy hotel-owners and store-owners cant raise their prices during hurricanes. That's gouging, and it's despicable!"
Answer: This is not the blessing you think it is. As a nation of free people, you have the absolute of liberty. A free person has the right to his body. If he uses his body to own a motel that he wants to rent for $300 a night, that's his business. If he uses his body to offer $50 flashlights during hurricanes, that's his right. The liberal woman said it all when she said government had no right to her body, and if she wanted an abortion, she could have one as it was her body. Now it's time for you liberals to be consistent and not hypocrites. If it works for the woman wanting an abortion, it works for the man wanting $300 for a motel room during a hurricane.
In terms of economic cause and effects, if the motel owner can't raise his prices during hurricanes, the first people to arrive there may rent several rooms. One for the children, and one for the parents. But if the motel owner doubles or triples the price of a room, the families getting there first are not going to get a couple of rooms. They'll settle with one. This leaves a room available to other families taking refuge from the storm and brings about sharing that no one is even aware they are doing. See Thomas Sowell's "Basic Economics."