[NVD]

The problem is called price gouging. How ethical is it for a company to increase profits behind the screen of hurricanes? This makes me as a consumer want to personally ban those companies who profits skyrocketed in the past quarter.

[Young Scholar]

The problem is called price gouging. How ethical is it for a company to increase profits behind the screen of hurricanes? This makes me as a consumer want to personally ban those companies who profits skyrocketed in the past quarter.

You have no idea what you are talking about, which makes me glad that you "as a consumer" have absolutely no power. The country would be a sad place if we gave people like you any say in things.

[marktwain]

The problem is called price gouging.

Price gouging is just "left speak" for making a profit. Allowing prices to rise and fall with the market is the quickest and best way to get what is needed to those who need it the most.

[Alberta's Child]

These oil companies would have made huge profits regardless of the hurricanes, so I don't know what your point is.

Perhaps that pandering moron Frist would like to hold Senate hearings on "profiteering" and "price-gouging" in the medical profession -- and then call himself as the first witness.

[Leisler]

Then deal with the companies that aren't, to you, price gouging. You're an adult, you can handle it.

[thackney]

How ethical is it for a company to increase profits behind the screen of hurricanes?

Yeah, those companies are just pouring in the profits. When was the last time you considered less 10% profit ripping people off.

Company..............Profit..........Sales.........% Profit
Exxon Mobile......$ 9.92 B.....$ 100.7 B.....9.9%
Shell....................$ 5.37 B.....$ 76.44 B.....7.0%
BP.......................$ 6.53 B....$ 65.76 B......9.9%
Chevron...............$ 3.60 B....$ 54.46 B......6.6%
ConocoPhillips.....$ 3.80 B.....$ 49.66 B......7.7%
Marathon............$ 0.77 B......$ 17.25 B......4.5%