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Calls for change in program that helps feed children
April 24, 2012 | KGET NBC 17 Bakersfield

Conn. Senate passes gas tax cap
March 28, 2012 | WTNH ABC 8 New Haven

Mich. Man Sues AMC over Price Gouging
March 08, 2012 | KMSP FOX 9 Minneapolis

Price Gouging Wikipedia Information

Price gouging is a frequently pejorative reference to a sellers asking a price that is much higher than what is seen as fair under the circumstances. In precise, legal usage, it is the name of a felony that applies in some of the United States only during civil emergencies. In less precise usage, it can refer either to prices obtained by practices inconsistent with a competitive free...

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Toyota Prius c, 2012: New hybrid’s popularity prompts price gouging in Florida
March 20, 2012
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield, who writes for the auto portal High Gear Media, has a story of price gouging for the new and vastly popular 2012 Toyota Prius C, the...

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Australian Price Gouging Inquiry Targets Apple, Microsoft And Others
April 30, 2012 | TechCrunch
Getting a new laptop or buying a new license for an operating system is often cheaper in the U.S. than in most other countries. Europeans, for example, are used to paying a...

Attorney general urges vigilance against tree trimming scams
April 16, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
' -- Note that' -- price-gouging' -- is by rule an'... If you suspect price gouging, contact the Attorney General' -- s Consumer Protection Division.' -- Volunteer to help...

Google Charging for Maps API Access Is Good for Developers
March 23, 2012 | Read/WriteWeb
'' Deep down I think the developer community knew that at some point the Google APIs they were using would stop being free,'' Cook said,'' but I do not think they ever expected the price gouging ...

The Insane Price Gouging of iPad Magazines [ Advertising ]
December 15, 2011 | Gawker
So, you'd like to advertise in an iPad magazine? Ha ha, sucker. Sure, you can buy an ad, right in an interactive version of a fancy Cond Nast lifestyle glossy. But you're...

Scalping bill stalled amid price gouging protests
December 09, 2011 | Naked Politics
In recent weeks, performing arts and athletic venues around the state have vocally criticized proposed legislation that would benefit ticket scalpers. They argued the proposal...

Obama orders FDA to help reduce drug shortages
October 31, 2011 | indystar.com
potential for price gouging ... collusion or price gouging. Patient deaths have been blamed on the shortages, which tend to affect cancer drugs, anesthetics, drugs used in...

Price Gouging on twitter

	The scandal of phone call price-gouging by prisons \| Sadhbh Walshe: When a person is sent to prison, one of the ... http://t.co/H58uOpSK Twitter: @lccsa
	RT @Sophiemcneill: @NickChampionMP & @bengrubb on @triplejHack tonite if u missed it, re new gov inquiry into IT product price gouging in oz #FairIT4OZ Twitter: @NickChampionMP
	@NickChampionMP & @bengrubb on @triplejHack tonite if u missed it, re new gov inquiry into IT product price gouging in oz #FairIT4OZ Twitter: @Sophiemcneill
	RT @cjalliance: The cost of keeping in touch with a family member in prison in America, http://t.co/uzkXmMyy Twitter: @Andrew_S_Hatton
	The cost of keeping in touch with a family member in prison in America, http://t.co/uzkXmMyy Twitter: @cjalliance
	@capricorncats try Emerald to Brisbane for $699 #Qantarse ACCC? Price gouging all fair for Airlines apparently? #fuckingjokers Twitter: @bionic_beer_gut

YouTube Videos

Second Place: Price Gouging - It's a Good Thing
December 30, 2011

Price Gouging -- Stossel In The Classroom
December 22, 2009

Is Price Gouging Immoral? Should It Be Illegal?
April 18, 2012

Price Gouging Books

Old Hickory's War: Andrew Jackson and the Quest for Empire
David Stephen Heidler, $12.50

What's Yours is Mine: Open Access and the Rise of Infrastructure Socialism
Clyde Wayne, Jr. Crews, $2.93

Paratransit in America: Redefining Mass Transportation
Robert Cervero, $110.95

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