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[–] 1812-was-not-a-tie 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

The key is that when a good is scarce, some sort of rationing will take place.

Once you look at it from that point of view, the question becomes what sort of rationing is preferred. You may want to have rationing be loving, caring, and fair, like in a happy family, but that doesn't work for nations (see: communism). If instead you allow prices to respect the laws of supply and demand, that has the beautiful side-effect that it creates economic incentives to help.

Hell if the prices get high enough, I'll be driving in water from up here, 2,000 miles away. I'm not a heartless profiteer, I just have my own busy life that I can't put on hold. Unless the price is right.