--- Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When threads collide... > > It occurred to me that the answer to the original > question in the > "Gas Prices" thread was "looting," just being > engaged in by > corporations, and not individuals. > > I think that whatever punishment is meted out to > individuals caught > looting stores ought to be brought to bear upon > corporations who > engage in looting in the form of hyper-inflated gas > prices. > > Dave
Because obeying the law and maintaining property rights is the same thing as stealing things at gun point. And clearly it's a good idea to make sure that there is no incentive whatsoever for corporations to prevent shortages and create stockpiles. It's always reassuring to know that no matter how brutally bad the mistakes we made in the past were (see price controls on gasoline in the 1970s)...there are people who want to do it all over again. Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Freedom is not free" http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l