Gas is not at a shortage so that "No Gas" really isn't applicable. You don't find it odd that so called competing gas stations all raise their prices on the same day to the same amount and then all lower their prices on the same day by the same amount?? http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/06/news/economy/gasoline/index.htm?cnn=yes What would be nice is if people quit pretending that there actually is a free market when it comes to oil and gas and also for the oil industry and the auto industry be made to actually do something with the patents they hold on alternate fuel engines.
These whippersnappers don't remember when the price of gas was $1.25 in 1973. Adjusting for inflation it was more expensive then and automobile gas mileage was far worse.
It's not in shortage because they raise the price high enough so that demand is lessened to equal supply. You can't base a price on what is "reasonable" without regard to amount or cost of supply. It's too free for my taste. The market has valued oil far far to low - each barrel adds something like $500 to the GNP, and it should be priced far closer to that. And they have no sense of the future. Once we start on the downward leg of the supply curve, the price is going to explode upward - we should be making oil an unattractive item price-wise right now. They are all crap anyway.
Actually look at the post just above yours and you will see that even adjusting for inflation the prices now are the highest ever.
You are correct, I misread that part. Lets try it again. We are a whole 6 cents short, which at the rate things are going we will pass this month or next.
Not to mention the very sophisticated interplay between oil companies and governments across the globe. The only real "free" bit is how much we decide to buy. Let's not forget that the four-cylinder engine, the manual transmission and public transport are all widely available, proven technologies on the market RIGHT NOW that reduce fuel consumption.
Haven't you all noticed that when the price of gas goes down, Americans start buying SUVs and big pickup trucks (80's and 90's) and usage goes up, then when the price goes up (2000's), SUV/Truck sales fall and Americans start buying small cars and hybrids? So, assuming the price of gas today is higher because of some kind of collusion between the gas suppliers. What would the 'free-market price' be? And if much lower than today, what do you suppose would happen with demand? You know what I think? We would end up with $3 gas.
Is there going to be a reverse boycott some other day? I'd be all over that! A day in which if you buy gas you are telling The Man "damn gas is too cheap, and maybe that's why we're driving everywhere and f'ing up the environment. We demand $15 a gallon!!!" I agree with whomever said earlier that if you think gas is too expensive, find a way to use less. Those Prius are actually very nice.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/gasout.asp Every year I see this crap appear. Come on people, stop it. I even saw it on the local Chicago news.
The Prius sucks ass. Whilee the engine is fantastic, the sightlines from the drivers seat are downrigt scary. The windshield is to heavily piched, there is not enough glass on the sides and the rear windshield has only about 12" of vertical view. I'd rather drive a non hybrid Mazda 3 or a Honda Fit, both of which get excellent mileage than that death trap.
I never understood the rationale behind this argument. I know the "effect" of this would be to develop alternatives faster. But many people would suffer even more than they do with $3 gas. Spending on other sectors would drop precipitously as well. Groceries or getting to work? Millions of people would have to make that decision.
No kidding--my stick-shift Toyota Echo gets a good 40 mpg. When traffic is good and I drive at a reasonable speed, I can edge even closer to 45 mpg.
I have to agree. My wife bought one because 1) she wanted a hybrid for the HOV exception, and 2) we're pretty much a Toyota family. They make great cars. But not this time. It's amazing how bad the sightlines are. She's adjusted to them and does pretty well now, but adjusting to all those breaks in your view is not fun.
I am actually shopping for a car now, and gas mileage is a major consideration, test drove both Mazda 3 and a new Yaris (very impressed by the latter), but every Honda dealership within 30 mile radius from me does not have any Honda Fits in stock.
I don't think we should introduce a one-time tax that immediately drives it up to five dollars (I also don't think this should be done by the federal government), because the effects on inflation would be disastrous to the economy. However, I would be in support of a gradual increase that, say, raised the tax by a dollar over the course of one or two years.
Yay, now I just saw it on the WGN news as well. So that's 2/5 Chicago news stations (NBC the other). At least WGN mentioned that previous boycotts have done nothing.
Why is this on a Tuesday, a work day, and not a Sunday where employees would appreciate it? Why isn't the boycott "Don't Use Petroleum on May 15th" instead of just burning it anyway but purchasing it on a different date. This is retarded IMO.
I was afraid of sounding a bit too snotty myself, but I read a few posts that made me think this concept was flying to far out of sight.
I got this email a few weeks ago, followed by another email saying buy gas all you want on the 15th just stop buying from Shell or Exxon. Which to me sort of makes more sense because you will have to fill up eventually. If they don't get the money the 15th they make it up on the 14th or 16th. Not buying from the big two makes more sense
I'm not sure, but I doubt that boycotting Exxon and Shell gas stations will significantly impact the price of gasoline. Even if no one bought their gas at an Exxon station, I suspect that the Exxon owned refinery would still refine the same amount of gasoline (and just sell it to other retailer/jobbers).