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In 1989, Hurricane Hugo devastated Charleston, South Carolina, leaving residents with no electricity for light or refrigeration, and completely cut off from the outside world by fallen trees and washed-out roads.Consequently, the price of ice rose 1,000 percent and generators 300 percent.Tree removal firms were charging $4,000 to cut up a single tree.Outraged, the city government enacted an emergency law prohibiting price "gouging." This law is an example of


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