To: kellynla
wow, right infront of the second biggest holiday travel day too.. imagin that
/sarc
PS, yea right, there is no price gouging
6 posted on
11/20/2006 10:16:50 AM PST by
sure_fine
(*not one to over kill the thought process*)
To: sure_fine
wow, right infront of the second biggest holiday travel day too.. imagin that Imagine that. Prices go up with demand. Simply un-American if you ask me.
To: sure_fine
PS, yea right, there is no price gougingIn a free market, capitalistic society, there is no such thing as price gouging.
The market determines price.
Take an economics class or check the sale ads in the newspaper. (rolling eyes)
10 posted on
11/20/2006 10:53:04 AM PST by
Cobra64
(Why is the War on Terror being managed by the DEFENSE Department?)
To: sure_fine
Markets are
anticipatory discounting mechanisms of price.
Manipulation would be occurring if, bar exogenous circumstance, the price of gasoline did not rise in anticipation of a period of higher-than-normal demand.
12 posted on
11/20/2006 10:55:39 AM PST by
SAJ
(debunking myths about markets and prices on FR since 2001)
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