Thursday, May 20, 2004
Keen gas prices resource. Obviously I ain't goin outta my way and using up more gas to get to these outta the way places. But it's neat to check out.
Comments:
On the news this morning they mentioned that cab drivers in Saint John are seriously considering boycotting Irving gas stations as a block in order to use their pressure to lower prices.
A general gas boycot == stupid and ineffective.
A targetted boycot? Couldn't hurt to give it a try.
A general gas boycot == stupid and ineffective.
A targetted boycot? Couldn't hurt to give it a try.
*shakes head disapprovingly* Must I snope you too? Mind you, not that I'm fond of getting wanged at the pump.
As G posted earlier:
A boycott of a couple of brands wouldn't result in lower overall prices: Prices at all the non-boycotted outlets would rise due to the temporarily limited supply and increased demand, making the original prices look cheap by comparison. The shunned outlets could then make a killing by offering gasoline at its "normal" (i.e., pre-boycott) price or by selling off their output to the non-boycotted companies, who will need the extra supply to meet demand. The only person who really gets hurt in this proposed scheme is the service station operator, who has almost no control over the price of gasoline.
The only practical way of reducing gasoline prices is through the straightforward means of buying less gasoline, not through a simple and painless scheme of just shifting where we buy it. The inconvenience of driving less is a hardship too many people apparently aren't willing to endure, however.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/gasout.htm
As G posted earlier:
A boycott of a couple of brands wouldn't result in lower overall prices: Prices at all the non-boycotted outlets would rise due to the temporarily limited supply and increased demand, making the original prices look cheap by comparison. The shunned outlets could then make a killing by offering gasoline at its "normal" (i.e., pre-boycott) price or by selling off their output to the non-boycotted companies, who will need the extra supply to meet demand. The only person who really gets hurt in this proposed scheme is the service station operator, who has almost no control over the price of gasoline.
The only practical way of reducing gasoline prices is through the straightforward means of buying less gasoline, not through a simple and painless scheme of just shifting where we buy it. The inconvenience of driving less is a hardship too many people apparently aren't willing to endure, however.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/gasout.htm
This is just what was on the news, about what actual cab drivers in Saint John were planning.
It may have something to do with the fact that the Irving station right next to the refinery always consistently has the highest prices.
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It may have something to do with the fact that the Irving station right next to the refinery always consistently has the highest prices.
