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2005-07-22 Home Front: Economy

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Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2005-07-22 20:08|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It should be free to all and suppied in quantity according to their use to society.

Posted by Shipman 2005-07-22 20:25|| 2005-07-22 20:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Each according to his need, Shipman.

Posted by Secret Master 2005-07-22 20:43|| 2005-07-22 20:43|| Front Page Top

#3 I'll tell 'em what they need SM. >:>

Posted by Shipman 2005-07-22 21:19|| 2005-07-22 21:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Man what saps. They will get no gas. Too freeking bad. Such fools.

Posted by Sock Puppet 0â Doom 2005-07-22 21:23|| 2005-07-22 21:23|| Front Page Top

#5 There's going to be a significant reduction in demand for gas in Hawaii as a result of hotel reservation cancellations. They should have pretty cheap gas by Thanksgiving. Barbados and Tridad and Tobago turned down joining Hugo's Caribbean oil economy. Get your flights and rooms reserved now.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-07-22 21:56|| 2005-07-22 21:56|| Front Page Top

#6 Oh, good God... these people are just like geese: every day a brand new world. Didn't they learn anything from Gray Davis's experiments with electricity in California??????

Posted by Dave D.">Dave D. 2005-07-22 22:07|| 2005-07-22 22:07|| Front Page Top

#7 They should read: The Government Against The Economy, by George Reisman. Published in 1979 and highly focused on gas shortages and related market problems -- all of which are caused by government intervention.

What's next, a price cap on hotel room rates?

Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2005-07-22 22:34|| 2005-07-22 22:34|| Front Page Top

#8 Well, at first the cap will raise all prices to meet the cap. And then, of course, "discounters" with adulterated gas will pop up, offering lower prices for gas that is not entirely gas. Then others will start importing really cheap but poor quality gas, like Mexican high-sulfur and its rotten egg smell. And *then* market forces will kick in, and gas stations might start restricting how much gas they will sell. From that point on, the descent into chaos continues in earnest, until the donks are replaced with a republican administration--which is already starting to look likely.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-07-22 22:39|| 2005-07-22 22:39|| Front Page Top

#9 But government control worked so well in the Soviet economy ... oh, wait ...

Rationing in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...

Posted by DMFD 2005-07-22 23:50|| 2005-07-22 23:50|| Front Page Top

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