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The Difference Between Going After Price Gouging vs. Implementing Price Controls

By The Nevadan Staff

May 22, 2025

While Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has made a crackdown on corporate price gouging a centerpiece of her plan to lower consumer prices, congressional Democrats have already begun introducing legislation that would allow regulators to monitor potential market manipulation.

As Nevadans have seen prices for commodities like groceries and gasoline soar over the last few years, US Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada) says corporations have been taking advantage of consumers to pad their bottom line. But while polls show public support for efforts to address price gouging, most Americans also are against government price controls.

In a recent interview with The Nevadan, Rosen noted it will be important to educate the public on the difference between the two as she and colleagues attempt to protect consumers from tactics like so-called “shrinkflation.”

“We’re not telling them what to charge,” Rosen said. “We just want to make sure they don’t rip us off.”

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Polls have routinely shown that affordability is a key issue for voters heading into this year’s election. In a recent sit-down interview, Nevada US Sen. Jacky Rosen explained to The Nevadan what measures she and Democratic colleagues are taking to bring down the cost of things like groceries and prescription medications.

Rosen discussed her opposition to The Kroger Co.’s proposed multibillion dollar acquisition of Albertsons Companies, Inc., which she said would eliminate competition in states like Nevada and lead to potential layoffs and higher prices for food and pharmaceuticals. Rosen earlier this year was among a group of Senate Democrats who urged the Biden-Harris administration to sue to block the merger.

“We have a really high number of Kroger and Albertsons stores here,” Rosen said. “And in some of our smaller communities, they are the only two stores. So it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize that if they merge … they may consolidate. Are they going to keep all those jobs? And, you know, when you reduce competition, prices usually don’t go down.”

Check out the link in our bio to see the full interview with Rosen.

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