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Don`t kid yourself,they did this to achieve a greater profit.

Greater compared to what? Has it occurred to you that they sell LESS gas? What should they do with price to get the same revenue and be able to pay the bills --- the salary of the attendant, the utility bills, the insurance premia? What should the owners do, Mr. Socialist?

Everyone make your own conclusions as to the ethics. Oh yes, we live in the world of amoral relativism, where people are ignorant of how their own country works but each has his own ethics.

[carlr]

If there is no gas to be supplied than once they are out, they are out aren`t they.No cash flow no profits,nothing.If more is available at a higher cost to them than fine raise the price to cover the costs and make a profit.If there is no supply than I guess they will be making nothing on nothing won`t they.Do you have any experience in retail,or operating a business newbie?Perhaps you should take a small amount of your obvious intelligence and check some of my previous posts before calling me a socialist.Just don`t expend to much time at such trivial matters.

For all who wish to make accusatory statements read the damn article and than my post.The suggestion that the increase in the price was to ensure that there would be more gas to go around because people would buy less because of the higher price is stupid.If there is a finite supply of the product than if you sell it all to one or to one hundred the bottom line is the same.