Wait a second, you say. Why can t our wonderfully flexible market economies roll with the punches?

Everyone needs certainty that they can avoid pain and at least be comfortable. Now, how do you get it?

Ka Antonio Zumel (who was NPC President when Martial Law was declared and escaped arrest by swimming the Pasig River) must be rolling around his grave if he ever hear of this downright desecration of the freedom of expression and of the press.

Why can t our wonderfully flexible market economies roll with the punches? Won t high prices cause people to conserve on consumption and seek out new sources of supply?