r/worldnews - Germany to centralize supply chains, set prices on masks, protective gear | The COVID-19 pandemic has led to global shortages of key protective supplies — and fraudsters looking to profit off the desperate need to procure them. Now Berlin is looking at ways to fill the gaps and combat extortion.

Reports of fraudsters and extortion everywhere. For some people, if a dollar to be made, they don’t give a shit how or who they hurt. A command economy can work well in times of crisis. Similar to a war economy. via Pocket https://ift.tt/2WVQoeD