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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPolitician 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
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WhiskeyGrinder
(22,468 posts)1. Businessman, not politician. He's never held office.
kacekwl
(7,024 posts)3. He did run for mayor of Chicago but
yes businessman.
mopinko
(70,272 posts)2. i saw on fb that a station at the corner was one of them.
i didnt watch the vid, but you can go now willie.
VarryOn
(2,343 posts)4. Econ 101...
Set the price too low (in this case $0), and the supply runs out.
Give me a market price, and Im in and out in just a few minutes. No chaos.