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Charity has never helped a society as a whole. Charity by no means is sustainable, and no amount of charity can lift a country or a large group of people out of poverty.
Dude, quit digging. We are talking about emergency response to a disaster. You've lost the battle on that front so you want to shift it to another
Stop all other business, let the the charity deals with it and let's see how that works out.
Fuel shortage in FL. I don't see charity trucks in loads of gasoline for the evacuees. Shameful!
If you haven't shifted then you were on the wrong track from the beginning. This thread is about price gouging in a disaster. Anti-gouging laws are only in effect when an area is under a disaster declaration. The thread is not about a nation's overall economic strategy for dealing with poverty. Try to focus now.
Gasoline comes from distant refineries who have been sending as many gasoline trucks as possible. Besides, a refiner has no more incentive to send gasoline to a station charging $20.00/g than to a station charging $2.00/g when they are charging $1.80/g either way. A blood-sucking gas station owner jacking up his prices isn't going to get gasoline there any sooner.
If you haven't shifted then you were on the wrong track from the beginning. This thread is about price gouging in a disaster. Anti-gouging laws are only in effect when an area is under a disaster declaration. The thread is not about a nation's overall economic strategy for dealing with poverty. Try to focus now.
Gasoline comes from distant refineries who have been sending as many gasoline trucks as possible. Besides, a refiner has no more incentive to send gasoline to a station charging $20.00/g than to a station charging $2.00/g when they are charging $1.80/g either way. A blood-sucking gas station owner jacking up his prices isn't going to get gasoline there any sooner.
LOL! Why would a refinery only gets paid for $1.80/g? The shipping cost to a disaster stricken zone would be much more than that.
Why don't you explain what I don't know. Wouldn't that be helpful to a discussion?
Was I wrong? If so, just point out what was wrong. I pointed out that your comment about the refinery only getting paid $1.80/g is not right. I didn't say you had no clue, did I?
I don't have a link, but a news crew shot footage of a gas station selling gas for $5.98 a gallon in Florida (you could see it on TV) and the news-anchor said, "Shame on you 7-11!" ( 7-11 is a gas station). So, at what point does it become gouging, and at what price?
I don't have a link, but a news crew shot footage of a gas station selling gas for $5.98 a gallon in Florida (you could see it on TV) and the news-anchor said, "Shame on you 7-11!" ( 7-11 is a gas station). So, at what point does it become gouging, and at what price?
Well, in TX is was stated several times by the Governor that it's price gouging if you sell an item for more than 10% over what it was selling for the prior 3 days to the disaster...
Well, in TX is was stated several times by the Governor that it's price gouging if you sell an item for more than 10% over what it was selling for the prior 3 days to the disaster...
Well, I am not sure what gas was selling for in Florida, prior to the hurricane warnings but I can bet it was not $5.98 a gallon. I remember looking at gas prices a month ago and California had gas at $3.25 (whereas at the time, ours was selling for $1.85) so at what percentage is this a hike, assuming Florida has gas for say, $2.50 a gallon. prior to the hurricane?
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