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Hoarding during the coronavirus isn't just unnecessary, it's ethically wrong

  • Written by Jaime Ahlberg, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Florida
Long lines at a grocery store in Spring, Texas, as people rush to stockpile.AP Photo/David J. Phillip

As people rush to stockpile provisions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, stores have placed restrictions on the purchase of basic goods and medicines.

When supply chains are vulnerable to spikes in demand, one person’s stockpiling can...

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