Do you think a boycott on gas?

Question

and everyone tried to stay home one,day would help get our point across?

Answer 1

Yes, but no republicans will go along with it. They have all the money so they aren't worried about 5 dollars per gallon.

Answer 2

Sorry. It won't work.

All that would happen is that people would either fuel up the day before or the day after. The gas companies would still get their profits.

Ultimately, market forces may have some affect. If gas prices continue to rise, people may alter their behaviors so that they consume less gas (more gas efficent cars, less traveling, alternate fuel sources, etc). This could shift the supply/demand curve down in favor of the consumer.

In the meantime, gas is near an all-time high, yet this Thanksgiving holiday will be one of the busiest travel days on record. People will suck up the price increase because they won't perceive that they have a choice, at least in the short term.

Answer 3

If possible stop buying gas by using mass transit whenever possible! At least you won't be using gasoline. You'll be using diesel fuel instead! Let the bus company or subway do the driving for you! Many can do this but still want the freedom to leave work early, so they continue using their car instead. And you can reduce consumption even then by car pooling and only using your vehicle when it's filled to capacity! Consumption has dropped but it's for a different reason. Many people can no longer afford to commute anymore! And remove the tax credit for the idiots that drive the suv's and dual wheel pick ups for contracting!

Answer 4

Nope. It's been thought of, tried, and failed on many occasions.

The only thing that will get a point across is literally decreasing our consumption on a lifestyle level.

Market trends show that we do boycott gas in certain ways when the costs become bad enough. Think of how ridiculous all the huge SUV drivers look now. Consumer preferences follow the market pretty closely, if you take a wide enough look at it.

Answer 5

So lets say EVERYONE in the country refused to purchase fossil fuels one day... Would it hurt exxon's profit margins? America would burn the same amount of fuel when its all said and done. They would just purchase it at a different time...

The way the oil companys look at it is this way... over the course of 4 or 5 yrs you increase the price of oil by 300% demand will not really go down... The cost of producing it wont go up substacally... they have us by the balls...

Answer 6

What point?
If you are talking about the increasing price of oil forget it, Oil is based on the US dollar that has been on a international free fall. OPEC is in the process of deciding if they drop the worthless dollar and peg oil prices to the Euro a more solid currency.

Answer 7

Forget who's quote this is- inflation is the marginal propensity to consume. If people keep paying it than price of gas will stay the same or increase.

Answer 8

To get your point across to who ?

You really think Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, Nigeria, Norway, Russia, Saudi,

Care if you think the price of oil is to high ?

Answer 9

It'll never happen to the extent it would take to make a difference.

But for those who still drive gargantuan SUVs and pickups, you could make a difference if you gave them up for a fuel efficient car. And all of us could make a difference if we kept our speed at or below 65mph.

Answer 10

It doesn't work!

Think about it, either people will buy the gas the day before

or the day after, so it will average out to be the same!