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by eternauta3k 7 days ago
The lines at the pump only happened because of rationing rules, which led people to hoard and buy gas when they otherwise wouldn't have.
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fhdkweig 7 days ago
If you are talking about Russia, hoarding or not, if you burn enough refineries, you will have shortages.
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eternauta3k 6 days ago
No, the OPEC crisis.
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StilesCrisis 7 days ago
Sure. Rationing is a common response to shortage in general even though it isn't very effective.
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