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What most people don't understand is what hearsay actually is. Hearsay is getting up on the stand and saying "Johnny told me, that Jim told him that there was price fixing going on." Hearsay is not "I made an agreement with Jim to fix prices."
So, if somebody were to come forward to testify regarding price fixing, it would be admissible if he were privy to the negotiations. Then, it would come down to the he said, she said part of the matter. Kind of like Clemens and his trainer about all this steroid/HGH BS. Like Congress has nothing better to do than to hold hearings on this BS. At least they passed the economic stimulus plan before they had this hearing.
As far as people buying gas is concerned, I know that a lot of people think about it. They have to. When they cannot afford their house payment, they have to start squeezing things, and it might eventually mean that they get rid of the SUV for a more economical vehicle. Time will tell how everything plays out with my generation.
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