This is a different gas email that I got at school- delete if you're not
interested
This would work if it could catch on.
>> >
>> > THE FOLLOWING WAS SENT OUT RECENTLY BY AN ECONOMIST WITHIN THE FUEL
>> > INDUSTRY. ANOTHER ECONOMICS PROFESSOR AT CAL BERKLEY REITERATED
THE
>> > POINT.
>> > I THINK IT IS WORTH, AT LEAST TWICE, TRYING.
>> >
>> > I got this from a reliable source. We heard today from a man who
is
>> > very
>> > savvy about the economy, namely, Clark Howard. He says that the
gas
>> > prices
>> > are going to start going up again and will be high again this
summer
>> > -$2
>> > and up. We need to do whatever we can, and do it NOW!!!!
>> >
>> > This makes more sense than the don't buy gas on a certain day
routine
>> > that
>> > was going around last year Gasoline Prices! Whoever started this
has a
>> > good
>> > point. By now, you're probably thinking gasoline priced at about
$1.49
>> > is
>> > pretty cheap. Me too, as it is now $1.59 in my area for regular
>> > unleaded!
>> > Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us
to
>> > think
>> > that the cost of a gallon of gas is CHEAP at less than $1.50, we
need
>> > to try
>> > a more aggressive response. With the price of gasoline going up
more
>> > each
>> > day, we consumers need to take ACTION!
>> >
>> > The only way we are going to see the price of gas come down is if
we
>> > don't
>> > buy it. But, (as the gas companies know full well, and are
counting
>> > on),
>> > that is not really a practical option, since we all have come to
>> > heavily
>> > rely on our cars. But, we CAN have an impact on gas prices if we
all
>> > act
>> > together.
>> >
>> > Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, don't purchase gasoline
>> > from the
>> > two biggest oil companies (which now are one), namely EXXON and
MOBIL.
>> > You
>> > see, if they are not selling, they should be inclined, (i.e.,
>> > "forced"), to
>> > reduce their prices. And, because of their size, and hence market
>> > share, if
>> > they reduce their prices the other companies will follow. They
would
>> > HAVE
>> > no choice!). Isn't that a "juicy" prospect?
>> >
>> > But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of
users.
>> > But
>> > it's doable! I am sending this note to 42 people. If each of you
send
>> > it
>> > to at least 10 more...and those 10 send it to at least 10 more and
so
>> > on, by
>> > the time the message reaches the sixth iteration, we will have
reached
>> > over
>> > one million consumers. Acting together we can make a difference.
If
>> > this
>> > makes sense to you, please pass this message on to at least 10 more
>> > E-mail
>> > addresses.
>> >
>> > PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO BELOW $1.28- $1.29
AND
>> > KEEP
>> > THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK!
>> >
>> > (PS: If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention!)
