This is one of those ideas that pops up immediately after a disaster. And yes, people get outraged over it.

To a lot of us on this forum, it seems like the whole "price gouging is evil" idea should be able to be debunked in a few seconds, just with thinking it through.

Still, people get all worked up about it. It's probably a combination of bad education, and not knowing how to think. And sometimes "righteous outrage" just feels good, gives you something to talk about.