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by koolba 1062 days ago
> And shouldn't you support having as much information be available as possible,

Nope. And arbitrary or subjective standards like that are impossible to enforce anyway.

> or do you want people to play games and try to hide info to raise prices on people?

The example cited is the reverse with the price being lower than would be demanded if the seller knew the buyer had fat pockets.

In either case, caveat emptor[1] (or in this case, caveat venditor).

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caveat_emptor

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Caveat emptor is a pretty terrible way to run a society. I'd argue if you deliberately misrepresent something as basic as who you are in a transaction in order to deceive your counterparty, that should be fraud.
Discrimination is also a a pretty terrible way to run a society.