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From: "Burt Solomon" <>
Subject: Re: [BronxRoots] Gas Prices
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 13:45:53 -0500
References: <403FBFD7.CD04D8FB@Texas.net>


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 5:08 PM
Subject: [BronxRoots] Gas Prices


> Subject: Gas Prices:
>
> 2004 AMERICAN GASOLINE PRICES
>
> I hear we are going to hit close to $3.00 a gallon by the summer. Want
> gasoline prices to come down? We need to take some intelligent, united
> action. Phillip Hollsworth, offered this good idea: This makes MUCH
> MORE SENSE than the "don't buy gas on a certain day" campaign that
> was going around last April or May! The oil companies just laughed at
> that
> because they knew we wouldn't continue to "hurt" ourselves by refusing
> to
> buy gas. It was more of an inconvenience to us than it was a problem for
>
> them. BUT,whoever thought of this idea, has come up with a plan that can
>
> really work.
>
> Please read it and join with us .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
> t
> he 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.)
>
> 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 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.
> Now, PASS THIS MESSAGE ON!!!
>
>
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