exatly - average person would never hold out. ONly a few and they would make no difference.
Now, if the teamsters parked all their trucks in DC and all over the beltway, then something might happen. Works in France all the time for farmers (tractors in Paris). Christopher --- "Kevin J. Slater" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, > > cartels (which is basically what's being suggested, > a cartel of buyers of > gasoline) work just great on the open market, just > ask any decent > economics professor. > > So let's think this through a bit. We're supposed to > stop buying gas from > Exxon and Mobil until the prices hit $1.30. Do the > people that suggest > such plans really think that people are going to > wait around for the price > to drop to the target? If the price that Exxon and > Mobil charge drops $.10 > below what the surrounding vendors are charging, do > they REALLY believe > that everyone won't switch over in droves?! What > about if it was $.50 > cheaper?! How many would hold out at that price? > Think about it. > > ...Kevin > > andrew strasfogel said: > > I received this from a friend in NY today > (slightly edited to reduce the > > length) > > > > WAR ON GAS/DIESEL PRICES > > > > Do you have a spark of rebellion in you? Would you > like to start a > > modern day Boston Tea Party? > > > > THEN JOIN the RESISTANCE!!!! > > > > We are ALREADY close to $3.00 a gallon and it > might go higher!! > > > > Want gasoline or diesel prices to come down? We > need to take some > > intelligent, united action. > > > > Phillip Hollsworth, offered this good idea: > > > > This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the "don't buy gas > on a certain day" > > campaign that was going around last April or May! > > > > The oil companies just laughed at that because > they knew we wouldn't > > continue to "hurt" ourselves by refusing to buy > gas. > > > > It was more of an inconvenience to us than it was > a problem for them. > > > > BUT, whoever thought of this idea, has come up > with a plan that can > > really work. Please read it and join with us! By > now you're probably > > thinking gasoline priced at about $1.50 is super > cheap. Now that the > > oil companies and the OPEC nations have > conditioned us to think that > > the cost of a gallon of gas is CHEAP at $1.50- > $1.75, we need to take > > aggressive action to teach them that BUYERS > control the market > > place.... not sellers. With the price of gasoline > going up more each > > day, we consumers need to take action. 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 that > 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. If each of us sends it to > at least ten more (30 > > x 10 = 300) ... and those 300 do the same, it > won't take long before > > millions of drivers have been contacted! > > > > Acting together we can make a difference. If this > makes sense to you, > > please pass this message on. > > > > PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO > THE $1.30 RANGE AND > > KEEP THEM DOWN. > > > > THIS CAN REALLY WORK > > > > _______________________________________ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > -- > "Thank God for Microsoft" -- Linus Torvalds > > _______________________________________ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) DISCLAIMER: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! I AM A PROFESSIONAL IDIOT, I THINK. -1998 Toyota Sienna CE, 99K miles, "The Van" ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
