On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 13:02:23 -0400, "Lower_gas_prices" <mofo@nospam.net>
wrote:

>Don't know if this will work...but I don't want too pay 1.42 a litre!!!!
>Worth a try!!

No it won't.... work! Have you never heard of bartering? Petroleum
companies do it all the time.

>By now you're probably thinking gasoline priced at about $.80 a litre is
>super cheap. Me too! It is currently .78 to .89 depending on what day it
>is,for regular unleaded gas in Montreal, Qc. We all know that we're being
>screwed by the oil companies. Does everyone remember how they drove up the
>prices way past a dollar and got the gas prices to where they wanted them,
>claiming there was a shortage of oil. Well, there isn't any shortage now,
>and the oil is more abundant than it was 35 years ago when the price of a
>litre of gas was 29 cents!!! Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations
>have conditioned us to think that the cost of a litre of gas is CHEAP at
>$0.78-$0.85, we need to take aggressive action to teach them that BUYERS
>control the marketplace....not sellers. 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 hit someone in the pocketbook by
>not purchasing their gas! And we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves. How?
>Since we all rely on our cars, we cant just stop buying gas. But we CAN have
>an impact on gas prices if we all act together to force a price war.Heres
>the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY gasoline from the
>two biggest companies (which now are one), PETRO CANADA, SHELL. If they are
>not selling any gas, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they
>reduce their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit. But to
>have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of PETRO CANADA and
>SHELL buyers. Its really simple to do!! Now, don't whimp out on me at this
>point...keep reading and Ill explain how simple it is to reach millions of
>people!!

Here in NJ we are currently paying ~$1.75/gal. for regular gas. The spot
price of benchmark crudes has been hovering close to US$40./barrel; there
are 42 USgals/barrel; it costs $$ to refine crude into gasoline and
transport it to the consumer point. You figure it out.

You know all those jobs which are migrating through outsourcing to
India?... all the electronics manufacturing jobs being shuttled to China?
What do you think the Indian, Chinese, et.al. workers are going to do with
the money they earn? Do you know what the most coveted item is on any
world citizen's wish list following food, clothing & shelter? Uhh, it's
gonna get worse.

If you have a problem with your govt.'s fuel taxes take it up with them.
Specifically, you might suggest that you resent paying a tax which the
govt. then turns around and uses to finance operations and propaganda
against you as a motorist.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??