Of course they could be not-ghouls and take a small hit to profits instead of instigating a wage-price spiral, assuming no supply constraints, but they would never do or admit they have that power. They pretend “market forces” are the same style as gravity or anything in physics when it’s a literal choice they make to do this.
Of course they could be not-ghouls and take a small hit to profits instead of instigating a wage-price spiral, assuming no supply constraints, but they would never do or admit they have that power. They pretend “market forces” are the same style as gravity or anything in physics when it’s a literal choice they make to do this.