Monday, September 29, 2008
News Bring on the price gouging
Posted by Andisheh Nouraee on Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 6:00 PM
I'll start this off by saying I'm not exactly sure what price gouging is. I'm under the impression that charging as much for something as you can is capitalism. I don't quite understand when and how a price hike for a scarce product becomes crime.
With that in mind, I'd like to request the state lift price gouging restrictions on gasoline immediately. I'd rather pay $10/gallon for a couple weeks than spend four hours on Friday and Saturday hunting for gasoline.
I'm just saying.
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