House to vote on anti-gouging bill

ebackhus · 05-03-2006, 09:22 AM

Now they just need to, y'know, investigate.

Clicky.

yustr · 05-03-2006, 09:56 AM

Oh boy. The cowards in Congress tell the bureaucracy to develop a definition of gouging. But think about how these are finally established; working groups which include industry representatives, public hearings that may or may not actually be open to the public, 90 day review period, mandated analysis of the economic impact of the proposed rule, etc. All together it’s not at all likely to arrive at anything meaningful. And even if, by some miracle, it did the Bush administration would gut it before it became law.

The Republicans run the country based on the principle that “You CAN fool all of the people all of the time.”

And as for investigations; don't hold your breath. The oil & gas industry has already donated over $7 million to congress this year (75% to Republicans btw) all members are tainted. Ain't gonna happen. Corrupt bastards - every one.

bry623 · 05-03-2006, 10:03 AM

I agree. It is a futile attempt to save their jobs. A price freeze would be more meaningful.

**Fox** · 05-03-2006, 11:25 AM

My first car will be a diesel, so when the oil pumps start belching out nothing but oil-moistened sand, I can still zip on over to Wendy's and fill up on some filtered Waste Vegetable Oil and distill a gallon or two into biodiesel to flush out the system upon starting and stopping.

**forcifer** · 05-03-2006, 03:26 PM

i hope that knocks down prices. my parents were going to make me pay for mower gas (even though i mow our yard for free)

**Fox** · 05-03-2006, 05:50 PM

for real? It couldn't cost more than 4 dollars or so per mowing, and that's if you have a yard like mine.

**forcifer** · 05-03-2006, 06:41 PM

i dunno. i have a pretty big yard

~~Wozer~~ · 05-03-2006, 09:24 PM

in these times of drastically increasing prices, the ol' % of profit margin needs to be thrown out...obviously as prices go up, the $ amount of profit goes up if the % route is used. I think a price freeze would have a bad effect...

just the ramblings of a person who has a 4 year degree in Economics.

05-03-2006, 09:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,313 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	House to vote on anti-gouging bill Now they just need to, y'know, investigate. Clicky. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

05-03-2006, 09:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 6,061 OS: XP Pro My System	Oh boy. The cowards in Congress tell the bureaucracy to develop a definition of gouging. But think about how these are finally established; working groups which include industry representatives, public hearings that may or may not actually be open to the public, 90 day review period, mandated analysis of the economic impact of the proposed rule, etc. All together it’s not at all likely to arrive at anything meaningful. And even if, by some miracle, it did the Bush administration would gut it before it became law. The Republicans run the country based on the principle that “You CAN fool all of the people all of the time.” And as for investigations; don't hold your breath. The oil & gas industry has already donated over $7 million to congress this year (75% to Republicans btw) all members are tainted. Ain't gonna happen. Corrupt bastards - every one. __________________ If there are lawyers or politicians involved, logic may be a very poor tool for reaching a conclusion.

05-03-2006, 10:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,706 OS: winxp pro sp2	I agree. It is a futile attempt to save their jobs. A price freeze would be more meaningful. __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"

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Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	My first car will be a diesel, so when the oil pumps start belching out nothing but oil-moistened sand, I can still zip on over to Wendy's and fill up on some filtered Waste Vegetable Oil and distill a gallon or two into biodiesel to flush out the system upon starting and stopping. __________________ Antec Neo Power 500W, ABIT IP35-E, Intel E2180@2.66Ghz, Corsair XMS2 2x1GB DDR2-800, PNY 8800GT, 320GB Seagate * lazy college student alert *- If I've inadvertently ignored a thread, please Let me know about it Have I helped you solve your problem? Donate to Techsupportforums Klart Skepp!

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forcifer ole' Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,631 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	i hope that knocks down prices. my parents were going to make me pay for mower gas (even though i mow our yard for free) __________________

05-03-2006, 05:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	for real? It couldn't cost more than 4 dollars or so per mowing, and that's if you have a yard like mine. __________________ Antec Neo Power 500W, ABIT IP35-E, Intel E2180@2.66Ghz, Corsair XMS2 2x1GB DDR2-800, PNY 8800GT, 320GB Seagate * lazy college student alert *- If I've inadvertently ignored a thread, please Let me know about it Have I helped you solve your problem? Donate to Techsupportforums Klart Skepp!

05-03-2006, 06:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
forcifer ole' Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,631 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	i dunno. i have a pretty big yard __________________

05-03-2006, 09:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
~~Wozer~~ Troubled Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,038 OS: 2kpro/XP pro/MCE	in these times of drastically increasing prices, the ol' % of profit margin needs to be thrown out...obviously as prices go up, the $ amount of profit goes up if the % route is used. I think a price freeze would have a bad effect... just the ramblings of a person who has a 4 year degree in Economics.