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发信人: brihand (brihand), 信区: USANews
标 题: 白宫警告商家:严惩趁飓风涨价
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu Aug 31 16:00:31 2017, 美东)
The White House warned Thursday that price gouging "would not be tolerated”
in Texas as tens of thousands of displaced individuals seek food and
supplies in the wake of intense floods that have devastated the Gulf region.
“Anybody that's going to go out and try to take advantage of a disaster
victim ought to expect the law enforcement to come down [on] them with a
hammer,” White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert said at a
briefing.
“That's not acceptable on a regular day. It's certainly not acceptable when
people are suffering. We'll use the latitude under the law and provide a
fair market value, rental rate that's a little bit higher than a 100 percent
to accommodate the natural demand and supply.”
The White House statement comes amid reports that the prices of some
everyday goods have been raised significantly as those affected by flooding
from Hurricane Harvey seek food and water. |
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