[TheForge] OT--Gas prices, gas shortages, price gouging?

[xlch58 at swbell.net]

DaveS wrote:
> Guess they think they need to charge "possible replacement cost" for the gasoline in their tanks rather than price it at a normal profit above what they paid for it.  I know that the gasoline presently in the tank farms and pipelines does not justify the jump in prices so I guess someone figures to make a wee bit more profit based on rumors and scare tactics. 

To some degree, bumping the price discourages people from hoarding 
behavior which kinks the whole system for everybody.

Charles