Re: Fwd: Gas Out April 30, 1999

[John Cunningham <johnc@together.net>]

> No, it soulds like they are gouging the customer.  In no other business
> will retail prices rise ahead of wholesale prices because of a possible

Well, not quite 'none'. Some commodity products and their sales channels lend
themselves to 'preemptive' price adjustment, others don't... This is Capitalism
folks, for better or worse:  if the market will bear that price, the market will
bear that price.  However, and before you feel flamed - Yes it is gouging.  Just a
downside of unregulated 'free markets'.

Not to be clamoring to pay $2 a gallon, but I do realize we are fortunate to have
the cheapest gas in the world, excepting maybe OPEC countries...  Kind of
unattractive to be living in America, driving an Audi with $1.00 gas and still
complaining...

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