[200q20v] gas prices - can we help keep them down?

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It can't hurt to try...

> Subject:  Let's keep Gas prices down!
>
> THE FOLLOWING WAS SENT BY AN ECONOMIST WITHIN THE
FUEL
> INDUSTRY.
> ANOTHER ECONOMICS PROFESSOR AT CAL REITERATED THE
SAME
> LAST WEEK.  I THINK IT IS WORTH TRYING.
>
> I got this from a reliable source & the website
listed is legit. We
> heard
> today from a man who is very savvy about the
economy, namely, Clark
> Howard, and he says that the gas prices are going to
start going up
>again
>and
> will be high this summer-$2.00 and up. We need to do
whatever we can,
>and
>do
> it NOW!!!!
>
> Gasoline Prices
>
> This makes more sense than the don't buy gas on a
certain day routine
> that was going around last year re: Gasoline Prices.
 Whoever started
>this
> has a good point. By now, you're probably thinking
gasoline priced at
>about
> $1.49 is cheap. Me too, as it is now $1.58 for
regular unleaded!  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 less than $1.50,
we need to try an
> aggressive response. 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 don't buy it. But, (as the gas
companies know full
>well,
>and
> are counting on),  that's not really a practical
option since we all
>have
>come to rely on our cars.
> But we CAN have an impact on gas prices if we all
act together.
>
> Here's the idea:
>
> For the rest of this year, don't purchase gasoline
from the two biggest
> companies (which now are one), namely EXXON and
MOBIL. You see, if they
> are not selling, they should be inclined, (i.e.,
"forced"), to reduce
>their
> prices. And, because of their size, and hence market
share, if they
> reduce their prices the other companies will too.
>
> (They would HAVE no choice!).
>
> Isn't that a "juicy" prospect? But to have an
impact, we need to reach
> literally millions of users. But it's do-able!
>
> I am sending this note to 422 people. If each of you
send it to at
>least
> 10 more ...and those 10 send it to at least 10 more
and so on, by the
>time
> the message reaches the sixth iteration, we will
have reached over one
> million consumers.  Acting together we can make a
difference. If this
>makes
> sense  to you, please pass this message on, or one
you compose, to at
>least
>10
> more.
>
> PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO
BELOW
> $1.28 - $1.29 AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY
WORK!
>
> If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention!
>

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