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Because controls are alwasy ultimately unsustainable. Whenever governments try to control prices, people find ways around the controls. This is why blackmarkets emerge. If it costs $X to produce something and the government caps the price at something less, then it just won't be supplied and no-one will be able to buy it, except on the blackmarket if they are willing to pay $X (plus something because of the risk of getting caught). If the control is to set a minimum price, then people will often trade on the cash economy where the transaction can't be traced.

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