Kamala Harris wants to ban grocery price gouging. What economists think of price controls

A customer browses meats at Ream’s in Sandy on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris will call for price controls — a federal ban on food and grocery price gouging by corporations. Vice President Kamala Harris will reportedly call for price controls — a federal ban on food and grocery price gouging by corporations — in a speech on Friday. Harris will introduce the policy during a rally speech in North Carolina, her campaign told CNBC. She will also speak about other economic policies she would attempt to...