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Would you help fight high gas prices by joining me July 4th 2008 by refusing to pay? Can you help me promote this day as the day we Americans really stand up together?It can be done if we all, reuse to purchase any gas on this one day....

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by Someguy is sad again on May 30, 2008 at 8:26 pm Permalink

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Why? It won't do any good. You'll have to buy gas the next day or the day after. The boycott will not cost them any money.

A better boycott is to work from home or carpool for a few days.
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by the prince on Jun 18, 2008 at 4:20 pm Permalink

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To make an effective stance, you need a valid point and one day wont make a difference, esp on our independence day...but one random weekend say friday-mon would...but you would need everyone to be on your side, inclusive of the rich and the poor
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by Cong on May 31, 2008 at 2:04 pm Permalink

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You and every other American will need to cut down on consumption on 4 July, then follow up and do it again on the 5th, and 6th, and 7th, and habits will need to change. Public transport will have to be used, electric consumption will have to be curbed, plastics will need to be recycled... the laws of economics dictate that one day of protest isn't going to do anything to the price of retail petrol. Change your habits. Get your friends to change their habits, then you will create impact that will last.
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Avatar Moogie May, 31 2008 at 02:52 PM
Americans aren't running the price up it's countries like China that are demanding way more than we do. In America it's a greedy government thats doing it
Avatar Cong May, 31 2008 at 03:12 PM
In America the government sets the price of retail petrol sales? I have long thought America had a free market economy. Of course there will be tax on top of the price, but all countries tax retail petrol sales. Are you sure your government dictates the price?
Avatar knowitall Jun, 21 2008 at 02:17 PM
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You're correct. The U.S. doesn't set limitations on pricing. Currently, the price is being run up world-wide by speculators buying oil futures. The smallest hiccup or saber rattling anywhere in the world has them setting higher prices on futures due to nothing more than the possibility of a disruption in oil flow. Eventually, huge money will be lost as the bubble bursts and people (fund managers) are left holding the bag. Like anything else, high prices can't be supported when product is available and there is no real shortage of it.

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by HungryGuy on May 30, 2008 at 8:20 pm Permalink

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I've been taking the bus to work the past few weeks and leaving my car home :-) Does that count?
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