Let me see "Those who refuse to learn from history are doomed to repeat it." Santyana, I believe.
He's the one who said it best.
This thread is a little like the collapse of the soviet union. Liberals still thought the principles could work, it's just that the 'right people' weren't in charge. The supposed conservative / freedom oriented people here somehow think THEIR price caps (which is what anti-gouging laws are) will somehow work this time. Because they have good intentions, of course.