Had this stunt been tried back in 1944, the firms' excessive profits would have been confiscated and their top executives jailed for profiteering.
The marathon session also heard accusations from MPs that the sites were making excessive profits.
Only then, he argues, can banks' excessive profits — and bankers' pay — be curtailed.
In economic terms, Soros suggested, the tech giants were making excessive profits and stifling innovation.
Its target ("excessive" profits) and its purpose (keeping poor people warm) look popular.
In America, states and private groups have taken to suing drug makers over excessive profits.
The Competition Commission found they were not charging excessive prices or making excessive profits.
But the perception persists that we offer poor service, overcharge our customers and earn excessive profits.
The government accuses oil companies of reaping excessive profits and benefiting unfairly from agreements made with long-departed military regimes.
If free competition among lottery firms were allowed, market forces would prevent any one firm making "excessive" profits.
A22 EDUCATION Student Loan Profits Opposed House Republicans say they will propose legislation requiring lenders that handle student loans to give excessive profits to the government.
