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Re: Gasoline price gouging
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| David Williams 2007-05-29, 9:25 pm |
| -> And there was a thriving black market where those with money could have
-> almost anything they wanted.
That's a fantasy. Almost everything that was available went into the
government's rationing system. Sure, there were little fiddles going on
here and there, but they amounted to only a tiny fraction of the total.
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| no spam 2007-05-30, 1:25 pm |
| >-> And there was a thriving black market where those with money could have
> -> almost anything they wanted.
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> That's a fantasy. Almost everything that was available went into the
> government's rationing system. Sure, there were little fiddles going on
> here and there, but they amounted to only a tiny fraction of the total.
Talk to some one who worked in law enforcement during that time and see what
they tell you about the black market during WWII. If you had money you
could buy just about anything and as much of it as you wanted.
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