why does the government allow companies to charge such high prices? we all know this hurts the economy, the?

You are too logical and your formulas too fair. US plutocracy formulas, therefore, will remain:

US working class tax payments + US richclass tax “payments” (i.e. evasions, always a variable equating "0") + national debt borrowings on US working class tax coffer tab = US richclass military industrial congressional complex bills and charges (ALWAYS INCLUDING 25% EXORBITANT PROFIT MARKUP) = US richclass overseas private bank account surpluses

There are exactly three kinds of prices:

1) You go out of business and make it harder for people to GET your product anymore because of the shortage created when your prices were TOO LOW

2) You go out of business and make it harder for people to GET your product anymore because no one would PAY YOU when your prices were TOO HIGH

3) The RIGHT price.

So, relax - if the price REALLY IS too high, that vendor WILL be replaced - unless government is controlling it like YOU WANT THEM TO.

No, spending 6 trillion dollars hurts the economy.

Families' Wealth Dives 39 Percent in 3 Years

1.5 Billion to C.A.I.R. Council on American–Islamic Relations

1.5 Billion to the Palestinians, 600 million in cash

770 million to rebuild a Mosque in Cairo

455 million to a former ACORN director

217 Million to Russia for new helicopters for Afghanistan.

100 Million to Jordan (beyond their normal 6 Bil.) to help pay for displaced Syrians

$7.2 Billion to China for a shovel ready project in San Francisco Bay

Largest tax hike in the history of the US, $494 billion beginning in January, after the election.

Auto bail-out was really a UAW bailout. US loses 25 billion.

Obama was endorsed by the communist party (CPUSA) in 2008 and is again in 2012.

http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/...

Obama's Imperial Presidency Guts Welfare Reform http://links.heritage.org/ct/9134079:12545819396:m...

"I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." -- Winston Churchill –

Hillary Clinton aide “HASSAN ABEDIN” has links to Muslim Brotherhood

http://www.shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/...

Released 1.5 Billion to Egypt, which essentially now goes to the Muslim Brotherhood.

Obama cuts medicare by 700 billion.

Nixon implemented price and wage controls to try to control inflation. Just FYI.

There are a lot of expenses. Stat your own company then you can be the one ripping people off.

Are you really so stupid that you advocate having the same goverment that is owned by special interest lobbyist dictating the prices of goods? The goverment has "helped" enough, perhaps they should stop "helping" before we are all destitute.

Communist! Why do you hate this country so much?