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kacekwl

(8,256 posts) Thu Mar 17, 2022, 09:13 AM Mar 2022

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Politician Willie Wilson gives away free gas in Chicago, chaos ensured.

Ten gas stations in Chicago are giving away a total of 200 thousand of free gas provided by Wilson. Traffic is backed up for miles around stations people can't get to work, lines around the block two deep in all directions. Even got a Breaking News report on local news. Nice idea but not thought out well. I suspect there will be a lot of pissed off people after the money runs out. Not the kind of publicity you really want.

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Politician Willie Wilson gives away free gas in Chicago, chaos ensured. (Original Post) kacekwl Mar 2022 OP

Businessman, not politician. He's never held office. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2022 #1

He did run for mayor of Chicago but kacekwl Mar 2022 #3

i saw on fb that a station at the corner was one of them. mopinko Mar 2022 #2

Econ 101... VarryOn Mar 2022 #4

WhiskeyGrinder

(24,796 posts)

1. Businessman, not politician. He's never held office.

Reply to kacekwl (Original post)

Thu Mar 17, 2022, 09:18 AM

Mar 2022

kacekwl

(8,256 posts)

3. He did run for mayor of Chicago but

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 17, 2022, 09:38 AM

Mar 2022

yes businessman.

mopinko

(72,472 posts)

2. i saw on fb that a station at the corner was one of them.

Reply to kacekwl (Original post)

Thu Mar 17, 2022, 09:35 AM

Mar 2022

i didnt watch the vid, but you can go now willie.

VarryOn

(2,343 posts)

4. Econ 101...

Reply to kacekwl (Original post)

Thu Mar 17, 2022, 10:30 AM

Mar 2022

Set the price too low (in this case $0), and the supply runs out.

Give me a market price, and I’m in and out in just a few minutes. No chaos.

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