[schneid4323]

Another thing is when research in alternative fuels became an issue, gas prices went down. Reason being it gives a false sense of hope to thoose looking to escape our addiction to oil. If they can create a sense of security and they can also get people to act out, they have power. Let them have there $3 a gallon, absorb the cost and save money in a different aspect. Its a losing battle that only helps them more when you fight it.

[schneid4323]

Originally Posted by calvino

WOW touche

VOTE for Schneid

Why thanks, unfortunatly you would hate me as a president because I could care less about what affects other people if it doesnt pertain to me ><.

[BavDom]

Seems like everyone needs to check themselves. Relax calm down and stop taking everything personal. I'm just reposting something a lot of people have been organizing, NOT ME.

RELAX ALL THE WAY DOWN like your little chart.

Originally Posted by schneid4323

Seems like the creator of this thread needs to take an economics class.....

As I posted on facebook...
Not buying gas for a day would increase the demand which will increase the price
You would compensate by buying gas the day before or the day after which will most likely lead to you buying excess gas the day before so you dont have an issue
The "Big oil Company" wont lose any money seeing as you are giving them a reason to inflate prices even more !!!!!!

So basically, this whole schinanigan ends up raising gas prices, which is exactly what this is to put an end to right?

Stop complaining, gas in europe is more expensive, I find it funny that usually the enviroment concious people bitch about gas prices..... Simple solution, make gas increddibly expensive so it is exclusive to the wealthy and pulic transportation is more utilized.

[DFW_M]

Originally Posted by Bavariansdom

Seems like everyone needs to check themselves. Relax calm down and stop taking everything personal. I'm just reposting something a lot of people have been organizing, NOT ME.

RELAX ALL THE WAY DOWN like your little chart.

Exactly, people are taking this too personally, and too much of economics is involved... The protest is not to drive the oil company down, but just to show the message. Otherwise, they ride us as they want. The gas prices went up by over 300% since 2000, and absolutely no one's doing anything about it. It would have been handled differently in the 60's, however, today, we're too busy with other crap... I doubt there is really a need for such high prices, but no one (wants to) regulates that. Is anyone telling me that the demand for gas increased by 200 or 300% since 2000 in the USA??? I don't see that in the Auto maker's numbers... I don't think that supply fell so low either...

I don't think staging something like this would either drive prices up or lower them, but may spread the message... Just like the Global Warming discussion -- it may or may not be caused or affected by us, however, if we just keep arguing and doing nothing about it (and comes down thet we input too much into it), we will pass the point of no return and then...

[txusa03]

hey, if you want to make a slight difference, dont drive or car pool/buses.

Anyway, here is an article for more reading on why gas price are sky-rocketing --->http://biz.yahoo.com/cnnm/070504/050...pf=family-home

Yesterday I paid $6 to fill up 3 gal of gasoline for my lawn equipments.

[DFW_M]

Originally Posted by txusa03

hey, if you want to make a slight difference, dont drive or car pool/buses.

Anyway, here is an article for more reading on why gas price are sky-rocketing --->http://biz.yahoo.com/cnnm/070504/050...pf=family-home

Yesterday I paid $6 to fill up 3 gal of gasoline for my lawn equipments.

Man, Juan and Pedro are much cheaper up here

[rjs]

In the UK, it will cost you $7 min for a US gal of 'gas' as you call it.

[SpecC]

^we're only crying because in recent years, we've seen our 'petrol' prices increase by nearly 300%

[DFW_M]

Originally Posted by txusa03

hey, if you want to make a slight difference, dont drive or car pool/buses.

Anyway, here is an article for more reading on why gas price are sky-rocketing --->http://biz.yahoo.com/cnnm/070504/050...pf=family-home

Yesterday I paid $6 to fill up 3 gal of gasoline for my lawn equipments.

I am not sure the article really explained anything and answered ANY of my questions:
1) Our demand grows by 2.5%, China 7.5%, Saudis 5.6, and so on, but the gas prices in those did not go up by 300% over last few years

2) "Sieminski pointed to all the the other reasons why oil prices are high, among them rapid worldwide economic growth, limited supply and not enough refining capacity."
OK, those all are happening, but a 300% rise in prices is still not justified... Especially, when we read that the oil companies repeatedly report unbelievable profit numbers over and over...

[DFW_M]

Originally Posted by rjs

In the UK, it will cost you $7 min for a US gal of 'gas' as you call it.

true, but it also costs $1.50 per loaf of bread (maybe not specifically UK, but most of the countries), and per gallon of milk, and so on...
You can also take a bus or subway to work or grocery store -- we cannot.

[schneid4323]

Originally Posted by Bavariansdom

Seems like everyone needs to check themselves. Relax calm down and stop taking everything personal. I'm just reposting something a lot of people have been organizing, NOT ME.

RELAX ALL THE WAY DOWN like your little chart.

Little chart? Its one of the most important economic models....

[schneid4323]

Originally Posted by dr325i

Exactly, people are taking this too personally, and too much of economics is involved... The protest is not to drive the oil company down, but just to show the message. Otherwise, they ride us as they want. The gas prices went up by over 300% since 2000, and absolutely no one's doing anything about it. It would have been handled differently in the 60's, however, today, we're too busy with other crap... I doubt there is really a need for such high prices, but no one (wants to) regulates that. Is anyone telling me that the demand for gas increased by 200 or 300% since 2000 in the USA??? I don't see that in the Auto maker's numbers... I don't think that supply fell so low either...

I don't think staging something like this would either drive prices up or lower them, but may spread the message... Just like the Global Warming discussion -- it may or may not be caused or affected by us, however, if we just keep arguing and doing nothing about it (and comes down thet we input too much into it), we will pass the point of no return and then...

How are you showing them anything if you are just making them more money. My god this country is going to shit.

[ward]

Originally Posted by Bavariansdom

Seems like everyone needs to check themselves. Relax calm down and stop taking everything personal. I'm just reposting something a lot of people have been organizing, NOT ME.

RELAX ALL THE WAY DOWN like your little chart.

you're spreading ignorance


somebody who isn't very smart might see your post and think that the boycot scheme would actually work.

[schneid4323]

Originally Posted by ward

you're spreading ignorance


somebody who isn't very smart might see your post and think that the boycot scheme would actually work.

[BavDom]

Originally Posted by ward

you're spreading ignorance


somebody who isn't very smart might see your post and think that the boycot scheme would actually work.

Originally Posted by schneid4323

It's NOT my protest, and I don't think whoever organized it did it with the intentions of bringing the oil industry DOWN, but to send a message. But you're right, let all just complain, criticize other people's attempts to do something (NOT MINE) and do some INaction because we are busy and stupid criticizing other people for trying to do something.

[txusa03]

Originally Posted by dr325i

OK, those all are happening, but a 300% rise in prices is still not justified... Especially, when we read that the oil companies repeatedly report unbelievable profit numbers over and over...

It just shows that US is more greedy then any other country

300% price increases with only a 2.5% growth in demand

[DFW_M]

Originally Posted by schneid4323

How are you showing them anything if you are just making them more money. My god this country is going to shit.

Again, I doubt even if the whole country would not refill that day that it would affect (positevily or negatively) the oil industry that is profitting billions per day.

On the other hand, it may send a message to the policy makers that enough is enough... It may, may not...

[uberschnell]

Actually, this protest just exemplifies the typical American collective mentality. Another attempt to get our way without having to inconvenience ourselves. One day Gas skip, sign a petition, put a sticker on our car protesting Bush, whatever, as long as I don’t have to, you know, actually inconvenience myself…like, gasp, take mass transit.

You want to make the 15th mean something? Skip the gas boycott and egg a Hummer.

[shragon]

this retarded one day "protest" shows up at least once a year, usually in the form of an email forward. it will not do anything.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/nogas.asp

[txusa03]

Originally Posted by shragon

this retarded one day "protest" shows up at least once a year, usually in the form of an email forward. it will not do anything.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/nogas.asp

It does not work yet because not everyone has internet still. If everyone had internet and an email account, it might work.

[schneid4323]

Originally Posted by Bavariansdom

everyone sucks, instead of coming up with iffs is it so hard to at least try and help out with what other people are trying to do? The point is to get a message across.

You support it end of story, you can change your mind which it has seem you have done. But dont try to lie about your support, only "message" you send is "Im ignorant and like getting screwed outta my cash" btw.

[bankhead]

speaking of the $7 per gallon in Europe....I read an article a few months back that stated the U.S. was right outside the top 100 on who pays the most for gas. This was very surprising for me but I'm still complaining either way