Latest FTC investigation of gasoline prices
For about the thousandth time in the last 30 years, the federal government investigates gasoline prices and finds that they are determined primarily by . . . competitive supply and demand.
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July 11, 2005
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If anyone wants to study the effects of supply and demand, the oil and gas market is probably the best one to study. It is one of the purest markets there is.
Posted by: Jake | July 11, 2005 at 10:35 AM