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To: Ilaine who wrote (17430)9/11/2000 9:45:17 PM
From: Archie Meeties  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
The idea of topping off the gas tank and waiting in line for gasoline - that in itself subtracts millions of liters of gasoline from available supplies. Which in turn will precipitate a real shortage. It's a self fulfilling cycle - a type of feed forward cycle rarely seen in economics, but self-destructive when present.