The Egg Bandits Made a Thousand Times the Fine They Just Paid for Price Fixing(thebignewsletter.com)
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HN Discussion:
  • Consumer boycott: sharing lists of Cal-Maine brands to avoid buying
  • Surprise that the egg price spike was price fixing, not just inflation/avian flu
  • Market concentration and lack of competition enable this kind of price fixing abuse
  • Fines are inadequate; need harsher penalties like corporal punishment or executive licensing
  • Need a stronger FTC with real antitrust enforcement teeth