Are Long-Term Pricing Controls Here To Stay? Three Reasons The Optimists Might Be Right

The gravity of the pandemic is palpable, and seemingly constant news about it is hard to escape, with recent reports including updates on the availability of vaccines, the changing scope of various stay-at-home orders, and the perceived risks of new COVID-19 variants.  But there will come a time—perhaps sooner than the pessimists predict—when this will no longer be the all-consuming story it has been for the past ten months.  In this post, we address a few of the strongest reasons that most pricing restrictions may be lifted before the start of the next school year.

A Patchwork of Laws May Be Supplanted by a Robust Federal Response.  In the United States, we seem to be getting some measure of control over the spread of the virus.  The truer that becomes, the less emergency orders and price gouging restrictions are necessary or justifiable.  As vaccinations increase, a return to normalcy may be in sight.  Dr. Fauci, the president's chief medical adviser on