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juminRhee
Well, instead of subsidizing, the govt could buy the masks, then give for free or offer at well below retail value.
Yrral
Mask are not gonna stop the spread, eating Sushi that has been contaminated by a Wuhan carrier in restaurants, restaurant are excellent carrier of diseases
JJ Jetplane
@JustAGoodOleBoy
Really? The black market? You aware we are talking about everyday facemasks right? Same ones being resold on resale sights such as MeriCari. The black market?
JustAGoodOleBoy
Check out the lines of non-Japanese queueing up in the mornings and casing drug stores and shops, collaborating in gangs, when one identifies a shop with masks they text or call their associates who upon receiving the message break from the line they are in and high tail it to wherever has the masks. They are making a ton selling them on the black market. The percentage of the masks staying in Japan is pretty low. Best solution would be to print a Rising Sun Flag on the front of the mask. See how many will resell to China with that on the front !
fxgai
The free market sent a signal to produce more masks, wtf is the government doing here besides being reactive.
JJ Jetplane
@expat is right. This will only further line their pockets. They are making money and will won't spend any more money really to further produce anything. Also, they will ramp up the price of these masks.
Bugle Boy of Company B
And stock prices for these companies have been going nuts!
Bugle Boy of Company B
See people? There’s no need to freak out about a shortage of masks.