Date:         Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:14:16 -0500
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
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From:         David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Subject:      Re: gas prices..  and what they'll be this summer
Comments: To: don spence <dspence@OANET.COM>
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2004, don spence wrote:

> I don't know about that Jim. The snopes dismissal sounds a lot like it
> came from EXXON's PR dept.  I don't know where you live but around here
> "supply and Demand" dictates that the price of gas rises as much as 20
> cents a gallon on the wed before every long weekend. That sure looks to
> me like " there will be a lot of people who want to go away this
> weekend so let's jack up the price and gouge them. They won't be able
> to wait until Tuesday so lets sock it to them".

Isn't this how capitalism is supposed to work, though?  If the amount of
demand rises, so does the price?

I think everyone who's complaining should spend a little time in England
paying $5/gallon, so they get some sense of perspective. ;)


David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon