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You're an idiot. Those gouging, were the ones lucky enough to have power. It had nothing to do with supply. Most refineries were back up withing a couple of days after the storm. NJ lifted the limit of tankers in New York harbor. It was a luck of the draw who had electric power restored, and when. These scumbags were price gouging after a disaster, pure and simple. It's against the law, so let these pig assholes take personal responsibility.
Chris Christie is right on this, even if he is a Republican.
Now this is something that I was certain would bring universal condemnation.
It's nice to know I'm not so jaded that some people actually surprise me.
No, most people don't support price gouging or buy your excuse that price gouging is an economic theory. But Republicans seem to.Republicans support price gouging. Yet another reason they lost the presidential election.
Perhaps. Bogus economic theories are popular with the dumb masses.
You're an idiot. Those gouging, were the ones lucky enough to have power. It had nothing to do with supply. Most refineries were back up withing a couple of days after the storm. NJ lifted the limit of tankers in New York harbor. It was a luck of the draw who had electric power restored, and when. These scumbags were price gouging after a disaster, pure and simple. It's against the law, so let these pig assholes take personal responsibility.
Chris Christie is right on this, even if he is a Republican.
ROFL! sorry, but there's no sin in charging what the market will bare. Forcing a merchant to charge less than he wants is nothing short of theft. It always produces shortages. Any idiot who has ever read an economics book understands that.
You're an idiot. Those gouging, were the ones lucky enough to have power. It had nothing to do with supply. Most refineries were back up withing a couple of days after the storm. NJ lifted the limit of tankers in New York harbor. It was a luck of the draw who had electric power restored, and when. These scumbags were price gouging after a disaster, pure and simple. It's against the law, so let these pig assholes take personal responsibility.
Chris Christie is right on this, even if he is a Republican.
ROFL! sorry, but there's no sin in charging what the market will bare. Forcing a merchant to charge less than he wants is nothing short of theft. It always produces shortages. Any idiot who has ever read an economics book understands that.
You're a fucking idiot. First of all, it's against the law. Secondly, there were no shortages, only a shortage of stations who had their power restored. It took a few days. Third, when Christie went to odd-even days for gas, the lines ended.
You don't know what you're talking about, as usual.
No, most people don't support price gouging or buy your excuse that price gouging is an economic theory. But Republicans seem to.Republicans support price gouging. Yet another reason they lost the presidential election.
Perhaps. Bogus economic theories are popular with the dumb masses.
ROFL! sorry, but there's no sin in charging what the market will bare. Forcing a merchant to charge less than he wants is nothing short of theft. It always produces shortages. Any idiot who has ever read an economics book understands that.
You're a fucking idiot. First of all, it's against the law.
Secondly, there were no shortages, only a shortage of stations who had their power restored. It took a few days. Third, when Christie went to odd-even days for gas, the lines ended.
You don't know what you're talking about, as usual.
Capitalist pigs at their finest. So much for the private sector giving a shit about the down and out citizens.
N.J. charges 8 merchants with gouging after Sandy* - Business on NBCNews.com
New Jersey has filed lawsuits against eight businesses for allegedly gouging customers with exorbitant prices in the days after Superstorm Sandy roared ashore, the state's attorney general said Friday.
and the state owned power company left the poor schmucks out in da cold to freeze to death and bamie didn't give a hairy rats ass about dey plight.
ROFL! sorry, but there's no sin in charging what the market will bare. Forcing a merchant to charge less than he wants is nothing short of theft. It always produces shortages. Any idiot who has ever read an economics book understands that.
You're a fucking idiot. First of all, it's against the law. Secondly, there were no shortages, only a shortage of stations who had their power restored. It took a few days. Third, when Christie went to odd-even days for gas, the lines ended.
You don't know what you're talking about, as usual.
In NYC it lasted alot longer than that, and we lost a hell of a lot less power to the stations. What killed us was the second a station got a gas delivery everyone ran to it, no matter how much gas they already had, created 4 hour lines, and sucked the station dry before the next delivery could arrive. This then got repeated at the next station to get a delivery, then the next, ad nasusem.
In this case, if the price rose to $8 a gallon, people who already had gas would have stayed off the lines, allowing those who needed it (me, I had 1/4 tank in my car for 2 weeks, alot of walking) would have paid for it, and maybe the stations would have been able to build up inventory. At that point prices could have returned to normal.
Its either that or since the government regulates prices in these situations, it needs to have CLEAR CONCISE rules, ready to go, to artificially stifle demand until the supply comes back. If they dont, then its the government's fault I couldnt gas up my fucking car for a week and a half. $10 gas would have allowed me to do that on my own.
You're a fucking idiot. First of all, it's against the law. Secondly, there were no shortages, only a shortage of stations who had their power restored. It took a few days. Third, when Christie went to odd-even days for gas, the lines ended.
You don't know what you're talking about, as usual.
In NYC it lasted alot longer than that, and we lost a hell of a lot less power to the stations. What killed us was the second a station got a gas delivery everyone ran to it, no matter how much gas they already had, created 4 hour lines, and sucked the station dry before the next delivery could arrive. This then got repeated at the next station to get a delivery, then the next, ad nasusem.
In this case, if the price rose to $8 a gallon, people who already had gas would have stayed off the lines, allowing those who needed it (me, I had 1/4 tank in my car for 2 weeks, alot of walking) would have paid for it, and maybe the stations would have been able to build up inventory. At that point prices could have returned to normal.
Its either that or since the government regulates prices in these situations, it needs to have CLEAR CONCISE rules, ready to go, to artificially stifle demand until the supply comes back. If they dont, then its the government's fault I couldnt gas up my fucking car for a week and a half. $10 gas would have allowed me to do that on my own.
First off, the issue isn't New York, it's New Jersey. The lines quickly went away when Christie implemented odd-even gas days for a week. Are you against the right of a state to pass laws? Take that up with Trenton.
Now this is something that I was certain would bring universal condemnation.
It's nice to know I'm not so jaded that some people actually surprise me.
Why should people be condemned for doing the rational thing and helping everyone else out? Are you happy seeing people fight over 10 gals of gas?
Capitalist pigs at their finest. So much for the private sector giving a shit about the down and out citizens.
N.J. charges 8 merchants with gouging after Sandy* - Business on NBCNews.com
New Jersey has filed lawsuits against eight businesses for allegedly gouging customers with exorbitant prices in the days after Superstorm Sandy roared ashore, the state's attorney general said Friday.
Are you going to be prosecuted for being a lying sack of shit?When is FEMA, the Red Cross and LIPA going to be prosecuted for taking money and not showing up at all?
Now this is something that I was certain would bring universal condemnation.
It's nice to know I'm not so jaded that some people actually surprise me.
Why should people be condemned for doing the rational thing and helping everyone else out? Are you happy seeing people fight over 10 gals of gas?
Any private company has the right to be the biggest fucking douchebag during a time of humanitarian crisis but that company had better not piss and moan and act surprised when public awareness runs to the media to denounce their douchebaggery and call for a boycott of their business.
Why should people be condemned for doing the rational thing and helping everyone else out? Are you happy seeing people fight over 10 gals of gas?
Any private company has the right to be the biggest fucking douchebag during a time of humanitarian crisis but that company had better not piss and moan and act surprised when public awareness runs to the media to denounce their douchebaggery and call for a boycott of their business.
How many businesses have been boycotted as a result?
I'd be grateful to any business that was able to supply me with a commodity I really needed, as opposed to just shoving a "Closed" sign in my face and telling me to fuck off.
Kind of sad when people are more concerned with keeping those providing services from profit than they are of helping people.
Why should people be condemned for doing the rational thing and helping everyone else out? Are you happy seeing people fight over 10 gals of gas?
Any private company has the right to be the biggest fucking douchebag during a time of humanitarian crisis but that company had better not piss and moan and act surprised when public awareness runs to the media to denounce their douchebaggery and call for a boycott of their business.
How many businesses have been boycotted as a result?
I'd be grateful to any business that was able to supply me with a commodity I really needed, as opposed to just shoving a "Closed" sign in my face and telling me to fuck off.
Kind of sad when people are more concerned with keeping those providing services from profit than they are of helping people.
No one is helped by price gouging except the store owner.
The idea that jacking up the price on your existing inventory will somehow cause damaged infrastructure to magically be repaired in such a way that only you and other gougers will be able to get more inventory in - is just plain fucking retarded. If the road that your gasoline is shipped in on is out - its out - and no amount of fucking your customers will change that.
