@rbreich
Disaster capitalism: global issues hit supply/demand and escalate prices; companies stick a premium on that over and above their increased overheads, then put an extra premium on that for a laugh to see what they can get away with, then walk it back to pretend they are doing you a favour whilst maintaining it at an escalated level.
It's all a scam.
What else are they going to do in end stage capitalism? I mean, there are more than enough stupid people around to fall for it.