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To: michael97123 who wrote (46645)	5/12/2001 9:24:30 AM
From: zbyslaw owczarczyk	Respond to of 70976

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

To: michael97123 who wrote (46645)	5/13/2001 11:42:13 AM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 70976

Hi Mike, since you're counting on the boomers, here's what Dr. Ed said today on the topic... >Sunday morning, May 13, 2001 COMMENT: Many economists are surprised by the strength in retail and housing sales. Apparently, they don't have kids. As the father of five, I know that we Baby Boomers will be spending lots of money on our Baby Boomlet for quite some time even if we've lost some of our job security and some of our stock market wealth. Today, there are roughly 76 million Baby Boomers, who were born between 1946 and 1964. They are 37-55 years old. They've been busy with their careers, but not too busy to have some sex along the way: They've had an estimated 75 million kids--currently aged 0 to 25 years old-- since 1976. These kids cost lots of money to house, clothe, feed, transport, entertain, and educate. In poor agrarian societies having kids is often an economic necessity to provide extra labor to tend the livestock and bring in the crops. In modern industrial societies having kids is a sign of optimism about the future. The birth rate is currently relatively high in the US and low in Japan. Rapid population growth in modern economies often is associated with rapid economic growth. The Census 2000 counted 281.4 million people in the United States, a 13.2% increase from 1990. The population growth of 32.7 million persons represents the largest census-to-census increase in American history. The previous record increase was 28.0 million people (an 18.4% increase) between 1950 and 1960. Both the 1950s and 1990s were decades of prosperity. Let's keep the prosperity going: Have kids! I am doing my part for the good of the country: Laura Juliette joined the Yardeni Bunch on Friday, May 11. Fortunately, the beautiful baby girl looks just like her beautiful Mom.< yardeni.com