Smoke and Mirrors
 

The House approved criminal penalties and fines of up to $150 million Wednesday for energy companies caught price gouging as lawmakers responded to public anger over high gasoline prices and huge oil industry profits

Well....they have to actually investigate for that to happen and....well...you know!:wall:

150 million is chump change for those companies.

yup sure is when you profit 10 billion per quarter! make it a 10 billion fine!

Now I dont claim to be a smart man but..... 10billion profit - 150 million fine = a lotta dough....

hit 'em with roughly 40-50% is what I say!

Like a Federal Law.... Gasoline, Natural Gas, and Heating Oil should be cost controlled.

Make it cheap and affordable for the people of the United States!

That would lower their obscene profits.