Rationing?

As I had indicated with theory and fact that rationing of any form exacerbates the problem, it seems that the insanity is catching on. As the NY Times states:

With gas lines in New York City still stubbornly long and no relief for gas shortages in sight, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg imposed an odd-even gas rationing rule Thursday that goes into effect at 6 a.m. tomorrow. Identical rules are going into effect in Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island tomorrow..

The mayor said the measure, imposed by emergency order and similar to one put in place in 12 New Jersey counties by Gov. Chris Christie on Saturday that has been considered effective, should cut down lines and allow gas stations to stay open later. ...

Violations of the gas rule are class B misdemeanors, punishable by up to three months in jail...

In New Jersey, by comparison, Governor Christie said Thursday morning, “I’ve driven around the state the last two days and I’ve barely seen any fuel lines any more. There’s order, there’s plenty of gas.”

Now we are criminalizing  human existence. And by the way, the who considers them to be effective. The stations are still closed by Government dictum, the shortage still exists and it is a creation of Government. I just drove a few miles and see station after station closed by the local police. The police have not for one second looked at aged residents to see if they are alive and well, they are assigned gas station closing duty. It is worse than any poorly managed Communist country.

It is truly a shame where this country is headed.