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David Morgan (MAMS) wrote:
> "Venger" <venger@augustmail.com> wrote in message news:VZ8mi.10254$rL1.2860@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net...
>
> Another assgasket straight out of Gosplan. How well did price controls
>> work last time? Just what we need, some asshat in Usenet setting gas
>> prices, that's SURE to work out great, cheap gas and plenty of it for
>> all! Rationing, price controls, you left out state control of
>> distribution and production, comrade...
> 
> Obviously, you're too damned young and ignorant to remember the early 70s.
> 
> Not only was gasoline rationed, but energy consumption was regulated
> with great success in controlling the resultant pricing schedule.

Idiot, price controls were a disaster, they ALWAYS ARE. Command 
economies FAIL, you cannot set prices by fiat without ruinous 
consequences, which is why price controls are on the heap of discredited 
policies. Hey everyone who looks back at the 70's and says "boy I wish 
my experience at the gas station was just like back then", stand on your 
head...

> I have no fucking idea what your ignorant ass is asserting regarding
> "some asshat on Usenet" (that would be you) controlling gas prices.

You, douchebag, deciding who gets paid for what, because you think it's 
a good idea, to just "set the price". Go set the price on ANYTHING below 
market rates, and see how many people show up to produce it. You know, 
like, oh, flu vaccines, just the latest attempt by some central planning 
asshat (people like you) to "set" a price at which a good may be sold. 
And you want to do that on OIL, which is a global commodity? Hell, since 
we're setting the price for the public good, why not free? Surely folks 
will line up to sell their product at 100% discount...

>> Oh, lobbying and payoffs started in 2000... Adelphia, Enron, Tyco,
>> WorldCom, those are just IMAGINARY companies that fucked everyone before
>> the "Bush Cabal" took over and took away all of your rights except to be
>> a fevered partisan looney...
> 
> No... it was mostly their fraudulent monies that elected the assholes.

What an ignornat tool you are, your backwards platitudes substitute 
nicely for informed opinion.

Enron - #34 in contributions in 2000. of which they went 3 to 1 for 
Republicans.

Top? Federation of State,County, and Municipal Workers. Outspent Enron 
over 3 to 1. 99 to 1 to you know who.

Second? SEICU. Outspent Enron almost 3 to 1. 96 to 3 Dem to Republ.

In fact, of the top 10 donors in 2000, NONE are bigtime Republican 
donors, 5 are unions that give exclusively to Democrats.

You have to get to Philip Morris at #12 to get to a reliably Republican 
company, and they weren't included in your "companies that run the 
country" list. The first name on the list that's in trouble is Global 
Crossing - guess what? Gave more to Democrats.

Companies that gave more to Republicans in 2000 than Enron, and 
therefore are the ones who really "own" the Bush victory:

AT&T
Microsoft
Goldman Sachs (donated more to Democrats though)
Citigroup
National Association of Realtors
Philip Morris
SBC
I'm getting tired, waiting for one of the evil companies to show up...
MBNA
Verizon
NRA
UPS

Okay, I am too tired to go on - though there are still a half dozen more 
companies to go at least before Enron shows up.

Somehow, these guys missed out on their payday, since it's, who did you 
say, insurance companies that run the country, and not Microsoft and 
AT&T? And Oil companies? Funny, no oil companies on the list...

But hey, don't let any facts get in the way of your sloganeering 
political hackery...

>>> I think you should work on fixing *that* before continuing
>>> your unceasing, biased rants about political parties.  So far, I don't like how
>>> the oil, drug and insurance companies are running this country.... they seem
>>> faaaar too concerned with running the wrong countries and ignoring mine.
> 
>> Snicker... I thought Haliburton ran it?
> 
> Just remember when you cut your 2008 income tax check....  Halliburton
> has two "L"s in it.

Down to Usenet spell checking now? Is "douchebag" spelled right, cause 
you are one...

>> Insurance companies, is it GEICO
>> that's behind it all? Or is it health insurance? Who is the largest
>> health insurer? Oh that's right, it's Uncle Sugar. But there's nothing
>> wrong a little central control won't fix, I mean that ALWAYS works...
> 
> What a fucking idiot.  Try making some sense with your ignorant 'rebuttals'
> dumb-ass.

This from the "oil and insurance companies run the country" pinhead? The 
country IS the nations biggest insurer, it's just clear you've got some 
axe to grind against drug and insurance companies, and the oil 
companies. What happened, you get fired from the Citgo station and they 
wouldn't COBRA your gender reassignment prescription?

Usenet is like Jurassic Park, you wander in and see ancient relics you 
thought were long dead, like Gosplan price controls and central planning 
economics, walking among us...

Venger