Theoretically boycotting one gas company could bring down prices, first of the boycotted company due to excess supply then from the others to compete. But it would require waaaay more organization than a one day boycott sort of thing.
Might work on a micro level too within one city.
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Theoretically boycotting one gas company could bring down prices, first of the boycotted company due to excess supply then from the others to compete. But it would require waaaay more organization than a one day boycott sort of thing.
Might work on a micro level too within one city.
But it DOESN'T work, because the gas companies sell to eachother as well. So if everyone boycotted Exxon, they'd just sell their gas to BP and laugh all the way to the bank.
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But it DOESN'T work, because the gas companies sell to eachother as well. So if everyone boycotted Exxon, they'd just sell their gas to BP and laugh all the way to the bank.
Good point. And it certainly wouldn't have worked with the idea in the email centaur got either.
*shrug* Stop driving. It's the only way to quit using gas.
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There's a brief possible ray of light for those of us in Texas regarding gas prices. The TX legislature is seriously considering dropping the 40c per gallon tax through the summer months when prices peak, at least that's what the local news here in DFW reported- haven't heard anything more recently so I don't know.
The newest one I saw was a plea to stop buying Exxon-Mobil gas because apparently they're the gauge for gas prices and if they're forced to go lower, everyone else will. I found that on my parents' email and deleted it before my mother could forward it.
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The newest one I saw was a plea to stop buying Exxon-Mobil gas because apparently they're the gauger for gas prices and if they're forced to go lower, everyone else will. I found that on my parents' email and deleted it before my mother could forward it.
My Mom received three different UL just last week and two of them were passed out by teachers in Senior Citizen classes!!!!!
I had to show my Mom the UL links I have just to educate her on this stuff as she did not believe that I was correct. She is 82.
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