Price Gouging

plthijinx · 09-27-2005, 03:36 PM

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.

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.

09-28-2005, 06:10 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Sounds like the possibility of prosecutions is pretty slim. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-28-2005, 11:52 PM	#3
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	And of course, there's always everyone's favorite - Halliburton. Various sources have been calling them and others the equivalent of white collar looters

09-29-2005, 12:44 AM	#4
WabUfvot5 Operations Operative Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 634	People are petty and self-serving. Hardly news.

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