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To: Zauber

Maybe you haven’t heard about this hurricane thing. But it has idled 20% of US refinery production. That means there is less gasoline available for about the same demand as a week ago. That means prices have to go up so that people can actually buy it if they need it, unless the government gets involved. Then there will be shortages. On Fox and Friends, I believe, they said that Tennessee was about out of gas.

It’s call “supply and demand”. Look it up.


19 posted on 09/14/2008 8:59:58 AM PDT by MichiganConservative (Fools get what they deserve in the end. You are responsible for the government that enslaves you.)
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To: MichiganConservative

I simply reported that prices went up drastically at my local station. I did not speculate as to cause.

Are you familiar with the phrase “arrogant jackass” ? If not, you can “look it up”.


27 posted on 09/14/2008 9:19:25 AM PDT by Zauber
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To: MichiganConservative
It is hard to believe that we have so many FR people abjectly ignorant of supply/demand function, and of the overwhelming advantage a free market offers over government control.

A free market means that prices will go up when availability goes down - and the product will be distributed to those who value/need it most.

49 posted on 09/14/2008 10:19:35 AM PDT by GregoryFul
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