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To: U.H. Conservative
"Gouging" is a legal term which has no relationship to the realities of the marketplace.

I'm old enough to remember the last time a President tried to control the price of commodities by fiat. It didn't work out so well.

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14 posted on 09/02/2005 10:17:24 PM PDT by Lurker (Shooting looters is a public service.)
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To: Lurker

I suppose you favor the repeal of usury laws as well?


20 posted on 09/02/2005 10:24:00 PM PDT by U.H. Conservative (http://unhyphenatedconservative.blogspot.com/)
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To: Lurker

" I'm old enough to remember the last time a President tried to control the price of commodities by fiat. It didn't work out so well."

Yep, Nixon's(and Ford's) W(hip)I(nflation) N(ow) price controls.

Ain't "moderate" Republicans grand?


75 posted on 09/02/2005 11:48:51 PM PDT by RedMonqey
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