Re: Price gouging is beneficial. Price gouging is great!

Gray Shockley wrote:

> On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 13:46:37 -0600, Robert N. Newshutz wrote
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> > LOL, Is government water that bad, that private sources can "gouge" 
> > when they supply water?
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> I take it you've never been through a tornado or hurricane?
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> Army "water buffalos" are generally about the third thing that the National 
> Guard (after immediate medical and stationing to prevent looters and other 
> criminals).

So if the government was supplying water, how were the private 
sources able to "gouge"?