in Suffolk ct new York we just got a 50 cent increase in reg gas from 2.79 to 3.29 over night Andrew Rose Action TV. Holbrook ny. ----- Original Message ----- From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxx> To: <repair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Dallas Barnett" <cherokeechief35@xxxxxxxxx>; "Jannis Barnett" <jannis_k_barnett@xxxxxxxxx>; "Rick Barnett" <usnguardian@xxxxxxx>; "George Finley" <gcf1933@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Greg And Desi Finley" <etcetera@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Janet Finley" <wildflower432003@xxxxxxxxx>; "RepairWorld ListBot" <listbot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 4:19 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: [TechAssist-B] Gas Boycott, After Carefull Thought and Consideration > This is a world-wide thing, not just a problem here. So what we do will have > little effect on the situation. If there is a gasoline surplus here, it will > just be diverted to some other country where it is needed. Thats why there > isnt much that the government can do about the price. Places where the > government puts heavy taxes on gasoline, it costs over $6 a gallon. > The economy of some poor countries is being totally devastated by the cost > of oil and gas. On the other hand, the oil producing countries are enjoying > the windfall and using the extra money to build cities, schools, hospitals, > etc. like mad. > Jerry Silverman > Greentron Inc > 4 Newland Ave > Greenville SC 29609 > Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 > mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rochester Electronics" <pasthecash@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "Dallas Barnett" <cherokeechief35@xxxxxxxxx>; "Jannis Barnett" > <jannis_k_barnett@xxxxxxxxx>; "Rick Barnett" <usnguardian@xxxxxxx>; "George > Finley" <gcf1933@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Greg And Desi Finley" > <etcetera@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Janet Finley" <wildflower432003@xxxxxxxxx>; > "RepairWorld ListBot" <listbot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <repair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; > <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 10:56 AM > Subject: [TechAssist-B] Gas Boycott, After Carefull Thought and > Consideration > > > > To all who think a one day "GAS OUT" will lower fuel > > prices, > > > > Good idea but NEVER EFECTIVE, advocating > > one-day gasoline boycotts are proof that some bad > > ideas never go away; they just keep getting recycled > > year after year. > > > > Those who really want to send a "message" to oil > > suppliers should try not buying any gasoline for > > several months in a row. > > > > This year's e-mail (proposing a one-day "gas out" > > on 1 September 2005) is a carbon copy of the e-mail > > that circulated in May 2004 (right down to the > > labeling of the putative boycott effort as "STICK IT > > UP THEIR BEHINDS DAY"), which was itself a recasting > > of similar messages that have been circulating since > > 1999. All of them are reminders that "protest" schemes > > that don't cost the participants any inconvenience, > > hardship, or money remain the most popular, despite > > their dubious effectiveness. A one-day "gas out" was > > proposed in 1999, and a three-day-long event was > > called for in 2000, but both drew little participation > > and had n > > > > > > > > based upon flawed premises. This year's > > version is no > > different. > > > > First of all, everyone's "not purchasing a drop > > of gasoline for one day" will not cause oil companies > > to "choke on their stockpiles." Oil companies run > > their inventories on a weekly basis, and since the > > "gas out" scheme doesn't call on people to buy less > > gasoline but simply to shift their date of purchase by > > one day, oil company stockpiles won't be affected at > > all. > > > > Next, merely shifting the day of purchase will not > > "hit the entire industry with a net loss of over $4.6 > > billion." Consumers won't be buying any less gasoline > > under this "gas out" proposal; they'll simply be > > purchasing gas a day earlier or a day later than they > > usually would. The very same amount of gasoline will > > be sold either way, so the oil companies aren't going > > to lose any money at all. > > > > By definition, a boycott involves the doing without > > of something, with the renunciation of the boycotted > > product held up as tangible proof to those who supply > > the commodity that consumers are prepared to do > > without it unless changes are made. What the "gas out" > > calls for isn't consumers' swearing off using or > > buying gasoline, even for a short time, but simply > > shifting their purchases by one day. Because the "gas > > out" doesn't call on consumers to make a sacrifice by > > actually giving up something, the threat it poses is a > > hollow one. > > > > Not buying gas on a designated day may make people > > feel a bit better about things by providing them a > > chance to vent their anger at higher gasoline prices, > > but the action won't have any real impact on retail > > prices. An effective protest would involve something > > like organizing people to forswear the use of their > > cars on specified days, an act that could effectively > > demonstrate the reality of the threat that if gasoline > > prices stay up, American consumers are prepared to > > move to carpooling and public transportation for the > > long term. Simply changing the day one buys gas, > > however, imparts no such threat, because nothing is > > being done without. > > > > Moreover, the primary potential effect of the type > > of boycott proposed in the "gas out" messages is to > > hurt those at the very end of the oil-to-gasoline > > chain, service station operators ? the people who have > > the least say in setting gasoline prices. As such, the > > "gas out" is a punch on the nose delivered to the > > wrong person. > > > > Either apathy or an outbreak of common sense has > > made previous "gas outs" non-events with very low > > levels of participation. > > > > Gasoline is a fungible, global commodity, its price > > subject to the ordinary forces of supply and demand. > > No amount of consumer gimmickry and showmanship will > > lower its price in the long run; only a significant, > > ongoing reduction in demand will accomplish that goal. > > Unfortunately, for many people achieving that goal > > would mean cutting down on their driving or opting for > > less desirable economy cars over less fuel-efficient > > models, solutions they find unappealing. > > > > An event like a "gas out" can sometimes do some > > good by calling attention to a cause and sending a > > message. In this case, though, the only message being > > sent is: "We consumers are so desperate for gasoline > > that we can't even do without it for a few days to > > demonstrate our dissatisfaction with its cost." What > > supplier is going to respond to a message like that by > > lowering its prices? Those who really want to send a > > "message" to oil suppliers should try not buying any > > gasoline for several months in a row. > > > > > > > > Mike Barnett > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > > This Email list is Private. 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