[Mark was here]

Simple violation of property rights. If you own the gas you can sell it for any price you choose.

If the State owns it, the state can set the price.

The Communist SOB's think they own it.

[george76]

The same stuff is happening in Hawaii.

Price Controls have never worked, are not working now, and will never work in the future.

However, there are enough stupid people who believe that socialism might work.