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Old 04-15-2008, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by raider.adam View Post
Because if they all agreed to raise the price together, it is collusion and the trust busting authority of the government could lay the hammer down on them.
The gov't would have to prove collusion, which is very difficult (last major case they actually won was Christie's/Sotheby's). But if the major oil companies all do it without talking to each other, there's no collusion.

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Two cheers to McCain for going after the folks gouging drivers at the gas pump: state and federal governments.
Yeah, because they just waste the money on useless stuff like repairing roads and bridges.
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