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One gallon of propane = $6.68

March 10, 2011 By liveandletlive

Can you believe it? One gallon of propane = $6.68. On top of that they add the the Hazmat surcharge of $9.69 and a fuel recovery fee of $5.87 per delivery. Minimum wage in Massachusetts is $8.00/hour. Even if you earn twice that, you have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: basic-needs, cost-of-living, inflation, price-gouging, utilities

Thank You Martha Coakley

September 15, 2010 By liveandletlive

Thank You for your thorough and ongoing investigation into the unreasonable distribution charges imposed by National Grid.  It is very hard to be a consumer advocate in such a hostile corporate environment.  Corporations have an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: attorney-general-martha-coakley, economy, massachusetts, middle-class, national-grid, price-gouging

Watching BP

May 8, 2010 By liveandletlive

Will BP try to raise the price of gas in order to recoup the cost of the mess they created?  It seems they could be trying.   In an earlier post about abusive corporate practices, I noted that the price of gas at our local BP … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bp, corporate-greed, corporate-responsibility, gulf-oil-spill, massachusetts, price-gouging, united-states

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