> The term "over a barrel" comes to mind.
>
> And even more baffling, why would they do something like this that is
> going to be a lightning rod for attention, and *relies* upon their
> monopoly position to succeed, while the monopoly itself is under
> scrutiny?
Simple, so they can say "Ok, we'll go back to the older, industry
accepted way of doing things" A portion of the populace, when they fear
rationing, will consume more so that when rationing comes, they will be
cut back some portion. I've seen it happen during the gas crisis of the
70's.
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