
Originally Posted by
chrisdavis
I never said anything about price gouging. What I was reffering to is when this happened in the 80's there was a public outcry and boycotts. After Katrina people rushed out and pushed the prices way up and didnt complain. Now the prices are up and with no resistance from the consumer there is no need for the oil companies to reduce them. My only disagreement is the tax break that congress alotted the oil companies, they were already posting profits before the tax break.