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Lost4words Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:43 AM
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lets visit the Boycott issue,I am interested in your thoughts.
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OK, I know we still need to continue to purchase Gas, we cant cut out enough real use to hurt the oil industry. Those of us who still have jobs need to get around, there is no way around that fact.

Some of us only have 1 local gas station and have to patronise it, no choice.

BUT if we could agree on 1 target, lets say EXXON Mobil,and boycotted their stations, over time they would see the impact, make it socially incorrect to patronise the company that never paid a dime for the Alaska spill. We could even offer some folks a free gallon if they chose other than Exxon.

Corporations go ape shit when profits go down instead of up.

Naturally this WOULD hurt the station owners, which I dont like as some of them are in the same sinking boat as the rest. The station owners would hopefully complain to EM to clean up their act.

Why if we are consuming fuel at about the same rate and the oil price per barreel is passed along to the consumer,... Where do these MASSIVE profits come from?

Shouldnt the profits be about the same? The cost of refining couldnt have risen that much.

I think the answer is as plain as the devil nose on dimson.

We are being GOUGED, SCREWED, FUCKED, Laughed AT!

How long are we, as consumers, going to accept these crimes against the people?

My Question WHAT ARE WE GOING TO do about this? BECAUSE ITS CLEAR OUR ELECTED ONE WONT DO SHIT!

Dreamers disclaimer,
(In reality I do realise it is hopeless and there is Nothing we can do.)


Flame away!

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