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That’s not how market prices are generally set. Competition and demand keep them low. It might happen the way you describe sometimes but it’s far from a guarantee.

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Then you can simply encourage competition to drive down prices lower.

You'd think so, but history shows different. If everyone has the same extra money, prices go up to match. It's a type of inflation I guess.

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