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And it was just starting to go down a little bit! I saw a $2.49 at the Chevron on Division and 35 South this afternoon
Gas will be going up later this week, bank on it.
And it was just starting to go down a little bit! I saw a $2.49 at the Chevron on Division and 35 South this afternoon
Yeah, anyone have that gouging phone #? I went and got gas at lunch at $2.49, drove back by after work and it was already up to $2.67. That's bull that it went up that amount of time in 5 hours.
For a Republican, you sure seem to be anti-free market.
Oil was up around $4 today, and gas was up about $0.20 on the NYMEX. Its supply and demand, deal with it.
If my back was not ed up I would drive a motorcycle...
The anti-gouging laws state that gas stations are not allowed to raise their prices until they get a truck in with gas at a higher cost than what it cost for the gas in the ground.For a Republican, you sure seem to be anti-free market.
Oil was up around $4 today, and gas was up about $0.20 on the NYMEX. Its supply and demand, deal with it.
When I paid I asked the girl if they had gotten a new truck and she said "no, hurricane's coming, prices going up."
That's illegal, screw free market.
Link?The anti-gouging laws state that gas stations are not allowed to raise their prices until they get a truck in with gas at a higher cost than what it cost for the gas in the ground.
Oh yeah, you don't have one... because you made it up or read it on a re ed chain email.
Here is your price gouging law in the state of Texas.
Or maybe we can start convincting investors for price gouging. They shouldn't be allowed to sell their stock at a higher price unless a new batch of stocks comes in that they paid more for.§17.46 of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act provides that it is a false, misleading or deceptive act or practice to take advantage of a disaster declared by the Governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, by:
1. Selling or leasing fuel, food, medicine or another necessity at an exorbitant or excessive price; or
2. Demanding an exorbitant or excessive price in connection with the sale or lease of fuel, food, medicine or another necessity.
Nevermind. Wrong number.
From the AG's site.
Price Gouging is Illegal
§17.46 of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act provides that it is a false, misleading or deceptive act or practice to take advantage of a disaster declared by the Governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, by:
1. Selling or leasing fuel, food, medicine or another necessity at an exorbitant or excessive price; or
2. Demanding an exorbitant or excessive price in connection with the sale or lease of fuel, food, medicine or another necessity.
If you suspect a business is price gouging, call the Office of the Attorney General's Consumer protection hotline toll-free at 1-800-337-3928 or e-mail us at [email protected]
Scott beat me to it.
Where is the number to report people for making up laws and posting them on the internet?
(Because this is in the bottom of this post)
Federal Trade Commission Act:
§ 45. Unfair methods of compe ion unlawful; prevention by Commission
* (a) Declaration of unlawfulness; power to prohibit unfair practices; inapplicability to foreign trade
o (1) Unfair methods of compe ion in or affecting commerce, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce, are hereby declared unlawful.
Texas Deceptive Yada-Yada:
(27) taking advantage of a disaster declared by the
governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, by:
(A) selling or leasing fuel, food, medicine, or
another necessity at an exorbitant or excessive price; or
(B) demanding an exorbitant or excessive price in
connection with the sale or lease of fuel, food, medicine, or
another necessity.
(c)(1) It is the intent of the legislature that in construing
Subsection (a) of this section in suits brought under Section 17.47
of this subchapter the courts to the extent possible will be guided
by Subsection (b) of this section and the interpretations given by
the Federal Trade Commission and federal courts to Section 5(a)(1)
of the Federal Trade Commission Act [15 U.S.C.A. § 45(a)(1) ].
(2) In construing this subchapter the court shall not
be prohibited from considering relevant and pertinent decisions of
courts in other jurisdictions.
(d) For the purposes of the relief authorized in Subdivision
(1) of Subsection (a) of Section 17.50 of this subchapter, the term
"false, misleading, or deceptive acts or practices" is limited to
the acts enumerated in specific subdivisions of Subsection (b) of
this section.
Damn, AHF got Juice'd.
Texas Penal Code: Chapter 37
§ 37.11. IMPERSONATING[0] PUBLIC SERVANT. (a) A person
commits an offense if he:
(1) impersonates[0] a public servant with intent to
induce another to submit to his pretended official authority or to
rely on his pretended official acts; or
(2) knowingly purports to exercise any function of a
public servant or of a public office, including that of a judge and
court, and the position or office through which he purports to
exercise a function of a public servant or public office has no
lawful existence under the cons ution or laws of this state or of
the United States.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third
degree.
Uh oh!
I'm actually not smacking you, AHF...I just wanted to help the funny move along.
I'm hoping that either you help me make sure the Aggies get food poisoning this weekend or that Rita makes this a low-scoring game.
, what crawled up your ass, scott?
Maybe it's not in Texas, but other states have it, it was talked about extensively in the run up to Katrina.
Go get laid or something man, sounds like you're wound too tight.
Sorry brosef... normally I'd be sound asleep... I am a bit upset about the Cowboys game.
My apologies.
Buddy Holly is still a , though.
And you're still a bald bitter man.
Note... calling someone who purposfully shaves their head bald is not an insult.
I'm sure it's on purpose. Just like Howie Mandel and Vin Diesel.
Gas price vBookie?
This is everywhere. I can't get away!
I don't know. Last time we were told to fill up because prices were gonna skyrocket, they went down.
Dude, both MB and Weather groupy on my .
This is everywhere. I can't get away!
Can't swing them off.
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