how to lower gas prices idea

[BillGatesJR]

THIS IS NOT THE 'DON'T BUY' GAS FOR ONE DAY, BUT IT WILL SHOW YOU HOW WE CAN GET GAS BACK DOWN TO $1.30 PER GALLON.

I hear we are going to hit close to $ 4.00 a gallon by next summer and it might go higher!! Want gasoline prices to come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action. The oil companies just laughed at us when we tried to unite to not buy gas for a day because they knew we wouldn't continue to 'hurt' ourselves by continuing it any longer.
Phillip Hollsworth offered this good idea, and this idea make much more sense than the 'don't buy gas on a certain day' campaign that was going around last April or May!
It's worth your consideration.


The only way we are going to see the price of gas come down is if we hit someone in the pocketbook by not purchasing their gas! And, WE CAN DO IT WITHOUT HURTING OURSELVES.
How? Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just stop buying gas.
But we CAN have an impact on gas prices if we all act together to force a price war.
Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY gasoline from the two biggest companies (which now are one), EXXON and MOBIL.
If they are not selling any gas, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they reduce their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit.
But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of Exxon and Mobil gas buyers. It's really simple to do! Now, don't wimp out on me at this point...keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach millions of people!!

If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on. I suggest that we not buy from EXXON/MOBIL UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $2.00 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK.


Keep it going

Would this idea REALLY work? I mean, price gouging is not the problem here. The real issue is supply/demand. Do I have this right?

[freeRadical]

Originally Posted by BillGatesJR

Would this idea REALLY work? I mean, price gouging is not the problem here. The real issue is supply/demand. Do I have this right?

No, to put it simply, it won't. The real problem isn't supply and demand; its speculation in the market. Oh, yeah, and fucking liberals too..........

[launchpad]

Originally Posted by freeRadical

No, to put it simply, it won't. The real problem isn't supply and demand; its speculation in the market. Oh, yeah, and fucking liberals too..........

No it isn't speculation. You and your ilk are retarded. That is all.

[Graemy]

I would imagine if it were that simple, I don't see why one company would lower their price simply for the customer rush to their gas and make an extreme amount of cash in a very short amount of time.

[KikoSanchez]

LOLOL...so let's rise demand in the oil from other companies...that will lower prices....hahahahaha!!

Really...China + India + many other 3rd world countries' demand + Peak Oil....it is obvious there is no way down from here.

[ThePrince]

I'm sick of stopgap solutions. We could get rid of our oil demand + carbon emissions and take down total energy use quite a bit if we built a few dozen nuclear plants, converted our cars to plug-in electric and built more trains and light-rail systems.

The exotic solution I'd like to see is a self-replicating robot system to cover the entire the entire desert with these
, but existing technology is perfectly capable of getting the job done.

[Chimro]

Want to really lower gas prices? Start killing the politicians who are opposing domestic drilling!

[freeRadical]

Originally Posted by launchpad

No it isn't speculation. You and your ilk are retarded. That is all.

You need to go take an economics class and learn how a free-market economy works. That is all.

[launchpad]

Originally Posted by freeRadical

You need to go take an economics class and learn how a free-market economy works. That is all.

Why should I learn about a free market economy when no country in the world has one? What the hell does the free-market have to do with the purchase of options in the oil sector? I don't have to list my qualifications to you, but suffice to say I have studied economics/financing extensively. Explain how you think futures options and put stocks (or 'speculation') is entirely to blame for the price of oil and NOT supply and demand, as you so ignorantly seem to believe.

I suggest you take some REAL econ courses and stop learning what you know from CNN and Fox commentators.

[Big Steamers]

1) There is a lot of jibberish to start off the idea

2) The idea is what it claims not to be

3) There is competition in the market

4) You have no idea whose gas you are buying, Chevron stations buy from Valero, Exxon can buy from Conoco, etc

5) If you still buy just as much gas there is still just as much demand

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