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Perhaps Gov. [Sonny Perdue] and Jim Wooten should go back to Economics 101. First, Perdue lowered the price of gasoline by vacating the gasoline tax, thus giving Georgia residents a false sense of security that there was no shortage. Instead of conserving gas, Georgians used the lower prices as an e...

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Published inThe Atlanta journal-constitution (2001)
Main Author ROBERT KIRKMAN, DEBORAH SAUDER, ADAM ODAK, DEREK COOPER, ALLEN F. HARRIS, BEN MCINNES, BOB WELLS, SCOTT ABRAMSON, JOAN L. DILLON, DAVID L. COX, FRED HAHN, STEVE HIPPS, GEORGE S. JORDAN, ALLAN GOLDBERG, JACK FRANCO HANDMACHER, BOBBY SMITH, PATRICIA ANGLE
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LanguageEnglish
Published Atlanta, Ga Atlanta Journal Constitution, LLC 02.10.2005
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Summary:Perhaps Gov. [Sonny Perdue] and Jim Wooten should go back to Economics 101. First, Perdue lowered the price of gasoline by vacating the gasoline tax, thus giving Georgia residents a false sense of security that there was no shortage. Instead of conserving gas, Georgians used the lower prices as an excuse to run to the pumps to fill up and do some extra driving. Wooten praised this decision. If a Democrat was as incompetent as Perdue and President Bush, Wooten would be on fire, criticizing their every breath, but it appears there isn't any decision that comes from a Republican that Wooten can't spin and praise. We all know President [George H. W. Bush] will do nothing to hurt his cronies in the industry, and Congress has been thunderously silent on the issue. That kind of profiteering can buy a lot of politicians. Gov. Sonny Perdue stupidly suspends the gas tax, putting more millions into local fuel vendors' pockets. Prosecution for price gouging? It'll never happen to any degree of effectiveness here.
ISSN:1539-7459