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This is not the "don't buy gas on a certain day" idea. Don't shoot the messenger... let's hear the opinions...
> > > By now you're probably thinking gasoline priced at about
> > > $1.50 is super cheap. Me too! It is currently $1.97 for
> > > regular unleaded in my town.
> > >
> > > 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 $1.50- $1.75, 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 can't just stop buying gas. But we CAN have an
> > > impact on gas prices if we all act together to force a
> > > price war.
> > >
> > > Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T
> > > purchase ANY gasoline from the two biggest companies
> > > (which now are one), EXXON and MOBIL. 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 Exxon and Mobil gas buyers.
> > > It's really simple to do!! Now, don't whimp out on me at
> > > this point...keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is
> > > to reach millions of people!!
> > >
> > > I am sending this note to about thirty people. If each of
> > > you send it to at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300) ... and
> > > those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000)...
> > > and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth
> > > generation of people, we will have reached over THREE
> > > MILLION consumers! If those three million get excited
> > > and pass this on to ten friends each, then 30 million
> > > people will have been contacted! If it goes one level
> > > further, you guessed it..... THREE HUNDRED MILLION
> > > PEOPLE!!! Again, all You have to do is send this to
> > > 10 people. That's all. (If you don't understand how we
> > > can reach 300 million and all you have to do is send
> > > this to 10 people.... Well, let's face it, you just aren't a
> > > mathematician. But I am ... so trust me on this one.)
> > >
> > > How long would all that take? If each of us sends this
> > > email out to ten more people within one day of receipt,
> > > all 300 MILLION people could conceivably be contacted
> > > within the next 8 days!!! I'll bet you I didn't think you
> > > and I had that much potential, did you! Acting together
> > > we can make a difference. If this makes sense to you,
> > > please pass this message on. PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL
> > > THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.30 RANGE AND
> > > KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK.
> > > By now you're probably thinking gasoline priced at about
> > > $1.50 is super cheap. Me too! It is currently $1.97 for
> > > regular unleaded in my town.
> > >
> > > 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 $1.50- $1.75, 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 can't just stop buying gas. But we CAN have an
> > > impact on gas prices if we all act together to force a
> > > price war.
> > >
> > > Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T
> > > purchase ANY gasoline from the two biggest companies
> > > (which now are one), EXXON and MOBIL. 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 Exxon and Mobil gas buyers.
> > > It's really simple to do!! Now, don't whimp out on me at
> > > this point...keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is
> > > to reach millions of people!!
> > >
> > > I am sending this note to about thirty people. If each of
> > > you send it to at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300) ... and
> > > those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000)...
> > > and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth
> > > generation of people, we will have reached over THREE
> > > MILLION consumers! If those three million get excited
> > > and pass this on to ten friends each, then 30 million
> > > people will have been contacted! If it goes one level
> > > further, you guessed it..... THREE HUNDRED MILLION
> > > PEOPLE!!! Again, all You have to do is send this to
> > > 10 people. That's all. (If you don't understand how we
> > > can reach 300 million and all you have to do is send
> > > this to 10 people.... Well, let's face it, you just aren't a
> > > mathematician. But I am ... so trust me on this one.)
> > >
> > > How long would all that take? If each of us sends this
> > > email out to ten more people within one day of receipt,
> > > all 300 MILLION people could conceivably be contacted
> > > within the next 8 days!!! I'll bet you I didn't think you
> > > and I had that much potential, did you! Acting together
> > > we can make a difference. If this makes sense to you,
> > > please pass this message on. PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL
> > > THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.30 RANGE AND
> > > KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK.
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