tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667758136428430114.post6184397786077132122..comments2023-05-27T06:59:49.394-05:00Comments on Freedom Is the Solution: Gas Prices - A Comparison of StatesBrian Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072759016620084338noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667758136428430114.post-3134458639674584452008-07-01T12:35:00.000-05:002008-07-01T12:35:00.000-05:00Normally I try to be respectful of anyone who post...Normally I try to be respectful of anyone who posts on my blog, but this idea that a boycott of a particular oil company is just plain silly.<BR/><BR/>The gasoline market is probably the most cut-throat hyper competitive market in the world. No other business posts their prices where you can see them without pulling into the parking lot. They sell virtually the exact same product, and often times gas stations are across the street from each other, so price exploration costs are virtually zero.<BR/><BR/>U.S. oil companies have almost no pricing power, because they control so little of the world's oil. Almost every other industry in the world has more pricing power than U.S. oil companies.<BR/><BR/>"It may not work..." is the understatement of the year.Brian Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072759016620084338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667758136428430114.post-90577286474406715132008-07-01T11:41:00.000-05:002008-07-01T11:41:00.000-05:00I have an easy way to combat these high prices, an...I have an easy way to combat these high prices, and we can show Big Oil that each American can make difference. If everyone decides together to boycott one company, Exxon Mobil, the entire industry will listen. It may not work but our voice, a united voice can be heard.<BR/><BR/>I’m part of a campaign to boycott Exxon Mobil, the current leader in profits during this energy crisis. It is hosted on The Point, a new social action website. Check it out here <A>www.thepoint.com/campaigns/send-a-message-to-the-oil-companies</A><BR/><BR/>Hopefully, we can all do something about this terrible injusticeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com