No Bill, I see local, state, and federal regulations and restrictions distorting the market to the point where it is not worth the trouble to build new capacity. When this occurs with a commodity with relatively inelastic demand and the price increases enough to cause the consumer to turn the heat up on government, the barriers to expansion must come down. Because of short sighted special interest groups it is more efficient to compensate the producers than to change legislation. As a stock holder in lucent do you see yourself as a member of the evil rich, or is that designation reserved only for share holders of publicly traded companies that green peace and the sierra club don't like?
Bob DuPuy Parrish, FL
