Gasoline prices are soaring through the stratosphere, and the Federal Trade Commission, which is supposed to be standing up for the consumer, ought to stop playing footsie with the oil companies and take steps to protect the American people.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Gas prices are very high and the FTC should protect consumers from oil companies.
- In plain terms
- Oil costs are huge and the government should stop helping companies and help people.
- What can you take from it?
- The FTC needs to protect consumers from high oil prices.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Should the government regulate oil?
- How can consumers be protected?
Another view
Price spikes can have global causes beyond company behavior.
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