Eliminate the government income - think we do need roads & other
infrastructure but they could spend it more efficiently. You are correct on
the regulations but with out them I would hate to think what the world we
are living would be. What we need is a more expedited, less legal hassling
over everything that comes up.
Everyone in the world is greedy & we ( governments ) have allowed a few
world wide oil companies to become monopolies with absolute control over
world wide supply.
Don't know what the ultimate answer is but skyrocketing, world wide
stagnation of economies, petroleum product pricing is not it.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas, Robert E." <RThomas@ButteCounty.net>
To: <dcvjrv@comcast.net>; "oletrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>;
<old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 9:39 AM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Fw: GAS WAR - an idea that WILL work] Really??
> All: The meat of the suggestion is:
> 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.
>
> Let's look at who is making the $$ off the sale of gas . . . I'm in
> California
>
> Gas companies: 9 cents a gallon
>
> State of CA : 60 cents a gallon (which is supposed to be in a trust
> fund, but that has been raided more than dry by the politicians)
>
> Federal Govt: 22 cents a gallon
>
> How about boycotting government? It is clear that the real "price
> gougers" are our politicians.
>
> If you want prices to come down, how about telling the politicians to
> repeal the regs prohibiting exploring our reserves in Colorado, off
> California, off the Gulf Coast, and in ANWR? How about letting the oil
> companies build modern & efficient refineries without 20 years of
> Environmental Regulation hassles?
>
> In my lifetime, oil has gone from $4 a barrel to $70. If you really
> want prices to go down, the oil companies need a source of cheaper
> crude, which we have, but, for political reasons, can't use. Why should
> we pay good American $$ to people who hate us & will use the profits to
> destroy this nation?
>
> Oil companies have a 9% profit margin. Let's call it 10%. If they
> became non-profit companies overnight, tomorrow's $3.09/gallon regular
> would be $2.70. Woopie-do!
>
> On the other hand, if we let them extract what they already own in the
> continental US, the cost of extraction without excessive regulation
> would be ~$25. That would take gas prices down to the $1 range. If we
> cut the taxes in half, the price would be way below a dollar.
>
> The issue is not the oil company. It is the government. Take it from
> an attorney who knows.
>
>
> RT
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