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To: Ed Forrest who wrote (52889)5/12/2001 9:26:15 AM
From: zbyslaw owczarczyk  Read Replies (2) of 77399
 
from Univ. of Mich Business School
Susan Steiner
> >Univ of Mich Business School
> >1248 Bus Ad
> >647-4922 (phone)
> >763-0671 (fax)

GASOLINE PRICES
> > >
> > > This makes more sense than the don't buy gas on a certain day routine
that
> >
> > > was going around in April or May. Gasoline Prices! Whoever started
this
> >has
> >a
> > > good point.
> > >
> > > By now you're probably thinking gasoline priced at about $1.49 is
cheap.
> >Me
> > > too! As it is now $1.58 for regular unleaded. Now that the oil
companies
> >and
> > > the OPEC nations have conditioned us to think that the cost of a
gallon of
> >
> > > gas is CHEAP at less than $1.50, we need to try an aggressive
response.
> >With
> > > the price of gasoline going up more each day, we consumers need to
take
> > > action. The only way we are going to see the price of gas come down
is
if
> >we
> > > don't buy it.
> > >
> > > But, that's not really a practical option since we all have come to
rely
> >on
> > > our cars.
> > > But we CAN have an impact on gas prices if we all act together.
> > > Here's the idea:
> > > For the rest of this year, don't purchase gasoline from the two
biggest
> > > companies (which now are one), EXXON and MOBIL. If they are not
selling,
> >they
> > > should be inclined to reduce their prices-and if they reduce their
prices
> >the
> > > other companies will too.
> > > But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of users.
But
> >it's
> > > doable!
> > > I am sending this note to 30 people. If each of you send it to at
least 10
> >
> > > more ...and those 10 send it to at least 10 more ... and so on by the
time
> >
> > > the message reaches the sixth iteration we will have reached over one
> >million
> > > consumers. Acting together we can make a difference. If this makes
sense
> >to
> > > you, please pass this message on, or one you compose, to at least 10
more
> > > E-mail addresses.
> > > **** PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO
> > > $1.28 - $1.29 AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLYWORK.
> > >
> > > Katherine Doyle
> > > WASHTENAW COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION
> > > IS Department
> > > 555 North Zeeb
> > > Ann Arbor, MI 48106
> > > 734.327.6679
> >Susan Steiner
> >Univ of Mich Business School
> >1248 Bus Ad
> >647-4922 (phone)
> >763-0671 (fax)

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