In January 2021, as the death rate from Covid19 continues to average 3000 deaths per day, a bad flu season overloads hospital capacity in most states. Fearing a repeat of the Spring of 2020, when economic activity slowed down and many goods were unavailable, customers rush to stock up on toilet paper. The media reports empty shelves and many instances of stores charging $20 for a packet of toilet paper that would normally sell for $12. Governor Larry Hogan responds to the ensuing public outcry by issuing a law preventing stores from charging more than $12 for a standard sized packet of toilet paper.