Welcome to the forum, Pierre.
Yes ... competition is a wonderful thing, is it not? And that's just what the
gougers need - serious competition. Perhaps then they will feel able to join us mere mortals in the Real World.
Perhaps I should add that, in my experience, it was ever thus. But that should not deter us from "chipping away"!
The
gougers also need to be
challenged ... rather than a passive acceptance of the
status quo. That is, being ripped off at every turn.