Bullshit. This is the conversation so far: them: Lumber companies are stockpiling lumber to keep the prices up you: So what you're saying is that we need price controls. We do need regulation, but no one here is arguing for price controls. Existing anti-monopoly regulation needs to be enforced. This market bears a strong resemblance to the 20s, and the reason is the same as it was then: lack of enforced laws breaking up monopolies. The solution then was to make the laws. The solution now is to start enforcing them again.