HOPE IT WORKS
The only problem with this theory: the same amount of gas will be pumped that week even If no one pumps that day.
The pricing issue is not a supply vs. demand issue like it has been in past years.
New idea. Everyone ban a certain company or two a month at a time. Might slow down the price gouging a lil. ==dunno
This would work if it were a week long band but one day will not make a difference. Its not the middle east thats driving up the cost of crude oil its the oil companys themselves. Takes one day to jump up .30 cents but takes 6 months to drop back down.
better idea, fill up and drive away on the 15th
Possibly better results if the entire nation marched on Washington on this date - oh wait, isnt that now illegal..?
Quote from: HockeyGuy on March 30, 2012, 11:32:34 AM
This would work if it were a week long band but one day will not make a difference. Its not the middle east thats driving up the cost of crude oil its the oil companys themselves. Takes one day to jump up .30 cents but takes 6 months to drop back down.
Not entirely true. While what goes on there does effect the cost of oil, the main cause of rising prices is the buying power (value) of the US dollar. Its value has decreased 98% since 1913 when the federal reserve/central bank took over our currency.
Gas prices compaired to the value of silver (as it used to be) you can get a gallon for 2 dimes.
could argue all day long this why I dont do politics. I just know 4.14 a gallon can suck a big one!!!!!
been tried a dozen times with no effect.. it's pointless.. buy yesterday or tomorrow but not today ??? still purchased..
I say we turn the tides on uncle sam.. and pinch his green filled pockets..
I'm not gonna cut my grass.. drive down the housing values best I can.. TIRED OF HIGH GrAS will be the sign in my yard..
if EVERYONE were to decide NOT to go to work for 2 days.. no purchases AT ALL, STOP the country for 2 days.. no money moving in the country period.
crash wall st.. no bills paid.. no gas, groceries, cars on the road, stores closed.. no commerce that WE provide EVERY day!! stop it ALL.. for 2 days..
lets see.. that would be a couple BILLION dollars.. bet we'd get their attention.
Quote from: Hammerlane on March 30, 2012, 04:40:27 PM
been tried a dozen times with no effect.. it's pointless.. buy yesterday or tomorrow but not today ??? still purchased..
I say we turn the tides on uncle sam.. and pinch his green filled pockets..
I'm not gonna cut my grass.. drive down the housing values best I can.. TIRED OF HIGH GrAS will be the sign in my yard..
if EVERYONE were to decide NOT to go to work for 2 days.. no purchases AT ALL, STOP the country for 2 days.. no money moving in the country period.
crash wall st.. no bills paid.. no gas, groceries, cars on the road, stores closed.. no commerce that WE provide EVERY day!! stop it ALL.. for 2 days..
lets see.. that would be a couple BILLION dollars.. bet we'd get their attention.
I agree!
I agree with what everyone is saying...
Yup! Unfortunately, not everyone is in the poorhouse and feels this pinch, so everyone is not gonna be onboard for the boycott. There are too many that just live with it, roll over and pee on themselves no matter what the injustice is. One or two guys cant fight the system, but if we could get everyone together we would have somethin. Nothin ever gets changed till it affects the fatcats, then youll have some action. They got us poorboys down to where we cant hardly even go anywhere, much less get organized against them!!
Quote from: Hammerlane on March 30, 2012, 04:40:27 PM
been tried a dozen times with no effect.. it's pointless.. buy yesterday or tomorrow but not today ??? still purchased..
I say we turn the tides on uncle sam.. and pinch his green filled pockets..
I'm not gonna cut my grass.. drive down the housing values best I can.. TIRED OF HIGH GrAS will be the sign in my yard..
if EVERYONE were to decide NOT to go to work for 2 days.. no purchases AT ALL, STOP the country for 2 days.. no money moving in the country period.
crash wall st.. no bills paid.. no gas, groceries, cars on the road, stores closed.. no commerce that WE provide EVERY day!! stop it ALL.. for 2 days..
lets see.. that would be a couple BILLION dollars.. bet we'd get their attention.
that would be cool. im sick of it, so then everything else will go up, except my wages.
Its Obamas fault he has done everything in his power to stop oil drilling in this country. I say drill for new oil any where we can find oil on American soil and stop buying it from overseas then the price will drop. Instead Obama keeps saying we need new renewable energy. Thats a crock of p00 there is no such thing, can't be done.
Quote from: Flexpipe on March 31, 2012, 12:41:51 AM
Its Obamas fault he has done everything in his power to stop oil drilling in this country. I say drill for new oil any where we can find oil on American soil and stop buying it from overseas then the price will drop. Instead Obama keeps saying we need new renewable energy. Thats a crock of p00 there is no such thing, can't be done.
There is one atleast... HEMP... the oil from it can make fuel and it can also be used in place of steel and wood in many places. :) unfortunately its illegal to grow in the USA.
I do agree on the drilling here. Theres no point in stressing everyone over gas prices if "supply" is the real issue....
Quote from: lilred on March 30, 2012, 10:56:30 AM
New idea. Everyone ban a certain company or two a month at a time. Might slow down the price gouging a lil. ==dunno
Quote from: Hammerlane on March 30, 2012, 04:40:27 PM
been tried a dozen times with no effect.. it's pointless.. buy yesterday or tomorrow but not today ??? still purchased..
I say we turn the tides on uncle sam.. and pinch his green filled pockets..
I'm not gonna cut my grass.. drive down the housing values best I can.. TIRED OF HIGH GrAS will be the sign in my yard..
if EVERYONE were to decide NOT to go to work for 2 days.. no purchases AT ALL, STOP the country for 2 days.. no money moving in the country period.
crash wall st.. no bills paid.. no gas, groceries, cars on the road, stores closed.. no commerce that WE provide EVERY day!! stop it ALL.. for 2 days..
lets see.. that would be a couple BILLION dollars.. bet we'd get their attention.
Quote from: old school truck dude on March 30, 2012, 09:15:48 PM
Yup! Unfortunately, not everyone is in the poorhouse and feels this pinch, so everyone is not gonna be onboard for the boycott. There are too many that just live with it, roll over and pee on themselves no matter what the injustice is. One or two guys cant fight the system, but if we could get everyone together we would have somethin. Nothin ever gets changed till it affects the fatcats, then youll have some action. They got us poorboys down to where we cant hardly even go anywhere, much less get organized against them!!
I believe that was the intention, direction (read corp. fat cats) flows from the top down to us little people.. we in turn create and consume the product that allows the cash to flow back up to the fat cats..
Government can cooridinate with the fat cats.. we'll save you, but you need to slow way down to pinch the little folks to the point of dependancy.
they in turn support us.. allowing for the continued cash flow back up, but it's under their control.. and now, so are we..
its called WHAT???
Socializm
disrupt the flow back up.. guess what happens.
doesnt matter if we drill here for oil they sell the oil we produce here to other nations the alaskan pipe line oil goes to japan
there is something u can do to protest and it's legal and will work....get off your lazy asses and vote...obama needs to go and so does the rest of the lame duck acting congress, u think your representative or senator is doing a good job well he/she isn't. they constantly look out for one's self and big business and it's time for a change....vote none of the above...and by that i mean the new guy. shake up the committee's that help set policies that as of right now are not working out for us...i know it seems to good to be true but one vote makes a difference when u add them all up...jmt