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The worst part of this mess, is that if everyone suddenly went out and bought lawn Mowers to get around on, they'd still keep right on jacking up the price. Years ago my dad observed that the normal laws of economic no longer applied to most things when it came to pricing. If demand was high for something, then they'd raise the price because demand was high, if demand slacked off for something, then they'd raise the price because they weren't selling as much, and therefore needed to make more per unit on what they did sell. Thanks to the fact that the warnings of the 70's were ignored, and our so-called Representatives took the politically expedient way out once the manufactured crisis passed, we're all getting shafted now, and it's doubtful that any of the current crop of supposed Representatives will move themselves to do anything substantive, even if the effect wouldn't be felt in the immediate future.

Gee, pretty soon we'll all get to relive those times when the number one hit song was: 'Brother Can You Spare A Dime.'