If there's very little price variation, but it still varies,That's the thing too, there is very little price variation. (I always go for the stuff on sale, if I can. I am very frugal when it comes to things for myself).
this suggests a competitive market for a product
that simply costs more than consumers want to pay.
Who've you asked?Hard to say for sure. Can't get a straight answer anywhere.
Democrats are ramping up calls for rent control.I mean, from everything I can read on it, it sounds like they're trying to blame inflation, but prices went up loooong before inflation got seriously out of hand after COVID. So not sure I'm buying it.
Want tampon price control?
Be cautious about government doing that. If priced
below what it's worth it for manufacturers to produce,
there'd be shortages. That's what happens under rent
control. Prolly the worst is Sweden.