Attorney General Gets Reports of Price Gouging After Storm
Since the office opened Monday morning, spokesman David Paulson says emails have been coming in accusing gas stations and hotels of raising rates due to Friday's storm.
Since Friday's storm swept through Maryland, Patch readers across the state have alerted editors to hotels and gas stations raising prices. Some people are making more formal reports to the attorney general. "We are starting to receive some complaints," said attorney general spokesman David Paulson. "So far it's relatively few complaints—in the single digits, and they are being done by email." He said the number is likely to rise. "We expect that we will get many more," Paulson said. "This is when the complaints start coming into us." He added that while Attorney General Doug Gansler wants to hear these stories, they are essentially for informational purposes only. "Maryland does not have a price gouging statute," Paulson said. "This …
Apollyon
8:38 pm on Thursday, July 5, 2012
The first come first serve is the true of everything, If there are only 20 rooms at $120, then only 20 people willing to pay $120 will get those rooms, If there are only 20 rooms at $600 then only 20 people willing to pay $600 will get those rooms. The beautiful thing about a free market are all the alternatives you can get. Because of competing forces people have a variety of things to choose … more ›