There's a limit to how much people will pay for most things in life, but if the cost scares off enough buyers, prices eventually fall. There's a limit to how much people will pay for most things in life, but if the cost scares off enough buyers, prices eventually fall. There's a limit to how much people will pay for most things in life, but if the cost scares off enough buyers, prices eventually fall. The question would have been absurd just a few months ago and even now the notion seems surreal, given the possible consequences.
Economists give the bill little chance of succeeding.
The business lost during blackouts would mean more layoffs in a state already skittish over the technology downturn and the looming Hollywood writers strike, economists say. Other ripple effects include diminished gasoline supplies, leading to even higher prices at the pump, and distribution headaches that could leave store shelves bare. Despite such concerns, the concept of a buyer's boycott hasn't been flatly ruled out at least publicly by Gov. Gray Davis as he struggles to reduce the state's staggering electricity bill. Extended blackouts pose an even greater cost, economists say. Click here for assistance .