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plthijinx 09-27-2005 03:36 PM

Price Gouging
 
it's really sad when people try and take advantage of a situation and other people.
Quote:

Originally Posted by Houston Chronicle
Complaints have included $199 per day for a rental car, $250 for a nightly motel stay, $30 for a case of bottled water, $20 for a dozen eggs and gasoline priced between $5 and $15 a gallon

here is the link to the Story

xoxoxoBruce 09-28-2005 06:10 PM

Sounds like the possibility of prosecutions is pretty slim. :(

marichiko 09-28-2005 11:52 PM

And of course, there's always everyone's favorite - Halliburton. Various sources have been calling them and others the equivalent of white collar looters

WabUfvot5 09-29-2005 12:44 AM

People are petty and self-serving. Hardly news.


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