Let's see. The price of gasoline is down. Well, demand is down, we are told. But demand was down this spring, when the price of gas went up.
In a seemingly unrelated note, the largest of the oil companies -- Exxon-Mobil is it? -- has profits larger than the Gross Domestic Product of a number of small countries.
And since those are profits, they can play with them.
"Suppose we cut the price of gas through the summer. Then, late Sept through all October, we kept on raising the price. Think that might affect the election?"
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When it comes to playing games, the Federal bureaucracy is a piker compared to big business. Inept indeed, and unlike so many countries, can't be bribed. We institutionalize our bribery; it's reserved for the well-to-do.
Since this is one of those things you just can't win, let's thank Lou Murdica & Western for their efforts, wait while the wheels grind, & enjoy the result. Skip the small $hit.



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