The 88th General Assembly
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Fox News op-ed defends price gouging

John Lott writes that politicians who are trying to control prices in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike are only hurting consumers in the long run. He specifically mentions AG Dustin McDaniel and Texas AG Greg Abbott, who recently filed an action against a Comfort Inn that doubled its normal rate the night of the last hurricane that hit that state, Hurricane Dolly. Here's the link.