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"Mr Frederick" <fpeditor1@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
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> "PV" <edruser@NOSPAMtelus.net> wrote in message 
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>>
>> "Glen" <ghallick@mts.net> wrote in message 
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>>> On May 4, 5:53 pm, "Mr Frederick" <fpedit...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>> God, people believe fucking ignorant crap.  If you still drive, you 
>>>> still
>>>> use the gas, and buying it the day before or the day after means the 
>>>> dollars
>>>> are just shuffled from one day to the other.  Christ this is pre-school
>>>> economics!   If people don't park the cars for one extra day, not 
>>>> buying the
>>>> gas on a particular day doesn't make any difference, except attendants 
>>>> get
>>>> to play cards for a day.  Of course, if enough people fall for this 
>>>> shit,
>>>> the rest of us will get quick service at the pumps.
>>>
>>>
>>> I used to think like that too Mr. Fred, but then I realized the level
>>> of ignorance it entails. A day not to buy gasoline is really about
>>> showing the gas companies that consumers can organize themselves. Yes
>>> people will still buy gas and not buying it on a specific day will
>>> only shift to another. But that it the point. The real point is a
>>> little demonstration of consumer influence on the marketplace. If you
>>> desire to remain in the weak and helpless camp then that's your
>>> choice. I for one won't buy gas on May 15.
>>>
>>
>> If consumers really want to make an impact, then target one major 
>> gasoline retailer for boycott.  Instead of one day (which is nothing more 
>> then symbolic), everyone stop buying from Esso.  It wouldn't take long 
>> for Esso to drop it's price to attract customers back again.  Rotating a 
>> boycott from major to major could ensure the prices stay down.
>>
>> Just a thought
>>
>> PV
> Boycotting one increases the demand at the others.  If you are Shell and 
> Petro Canada, and your demand outstrips your supply because of a zillion 
> litres not sold at Esso, you are RAISING your prices.  Sorry but it is 
> unethical to make people believe we can have that kind of impact on 
> multi-national, billion dollar companies.  We have tied our price to the 
> world market.  The US is a net importer and the lagest per-capita consumer 
> of energy in the world.  Unles the consumers of North America use less 
> fuel, the price is the price is the price.  The consumer is DEMANDING, Big 
> Oil is SUPPLYING.

But if you leave Esso swinging in the breeze with no retail sales, i.e. 
supply but no demand, then they are forced to try to lure the consumer back 
again.

It was only a thought, but we can impact multi-billion dollar enterprises 
but only through a unified front, however a one day boycott would have 
absolutely no impact.

PV