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freebrew

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2. So, cutting one industry to promote another.

Reply to A Little Weird (Original post)

Thu Jul 24, 2014, 09:53 AM

Jul 2014

The retail suppliers need the extra income to stay open. Unless the station is owned by the oil company, making a go of it with a gas station isn't easy.

I tried it for a while at 20 cents 'profit' per gallon. You have to sell a LOT of fuel to be rich. Didn't work for me.
Stations around were higher, they did worse unless owned by the oil company.

Unless they can bypass the middle-man(wholesale supplier) they can't make much impact.

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Ky Mayor Attacks High Gas Prices by Opening City-Run Fueling Station, Gets Accused of “Socialism" [View all] A Little Weird Jul 2014 OP

Oh yes, socialism Zambero Jul 2014 #1

So, cutting one industry to promote another. freebrew Jul 2014 #2

I think the problem was with price gouging A Little Weird Jul 2014 #3

people come down from Ohio d_r Jul 2014 #4