Home > Archive > Alternative Power sources > May 2007 > Re: Gasoline price gouging









You are viewing an archived Text-only version of the thread. To view this thread in it's original format and/or if you want to reply to this thread please [click here]

 

Author Re: Gasoline price gouging
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.

dow
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.
>
> 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.


LinkBot





Other archives available: Cellular phones topics archive | Web Design forum archive | Software help archive | Hardware reviews archive | Programming topics archive

Copyright 2004 - 2008 homeownerschat.com