Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Common Interests I just don't see how they get away with this.

Originally posted by The Spelling Nazi:

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Meh...if you don't like it, then stop buying gas. No demand = lower prices. That's how capitalism works. Supply and demand. If you were selling a widget that everyone wanted, would you want the government telling you how much you could sell them for? Would they have the right to dictate that to you?

Rather than complain every week when gas goes up another 15 cents, do something about it. Buy a motorcycle, ride a bike. Exxon isn't holding a gun to your head forcing you to buy gas. Now, don't go off saying I don't know how bad it hurts to fill up a big tank. I have a pickup that currently costs $110 to fill from empty, a cherry picker that costs about $90, and a crane that costs about $150. I know it hurts, but I adjust my driving habits to maximize my fill-ups. Certain vehicles stay parked most of the time, only to be used when absolutely necessary.

Long story short: stop complaining and do something to change your situation if you don't like it now. It's only going to get worse.

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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:

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Yeah I'll go out right now and stop buying gas and driving my cars. Sure thing.

Supply and demand are part of the picture, but there is more to economics than that. And there is more to how our government controls businesses than that. Oil prices are left up to OPEC. There is no real competitor. There ain't much we can do except like you said stop driving, but be realistic. Do you ride a bicycle everywhere?

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Originally posted by The Spelling Nazi:

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No demand = lower prices. That's how capitalism works. Supply and demand.

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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:

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OPEC controls production aka controls most the cost of a barrel of oil.

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http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/092603C.shtml

Cut production, prices go up.

Originally posted by The Spelling Nazi:

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I said a bike was one option. And if prices got high enough, then yeah, I'd probably start riding a bike for short trips. Rather than focus on one statement I made, how about actually reading the entire post? Change driving habits, motorcycle, bike, carpool, make your own damn bio-diesel. There are a huge number of things you can do to reduce your oil consumption if you really want to. Most people don't want the inconvenience of the responsibility. They'd rather [censored] about it endlessly and whine for the government to step in and regulate another industry.

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Originally posted by Doppelg�¤nger:

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Originally posted by The Spelling Nazi:

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Meh...if you don't like it, then stop buying gas. No demand = lower prices. That's how capitalism works. Supply and demand. If you were selling a widget that everyone wanted, would you want the government telling you how much you could sell them for? Would they have the right to dictate that to you?

Rather than complain every week when gas goes up another 15 cents, do something about it. Buy a motorcycle, ride a bike. Exxon isn't holding a gun to your head forcing you to buy gas. Now, don't go off saying I don't know how bad it hurts to fill up a big tank. I have a pickup that currently costs $110 to fill from empty, a cherry picker that costs about $90, and a crane that costs about $150. I know it hurts, but I adjust my driving habits to maximize my fill-ups. Certain vehicles stay parked most of the time, only to be used when absolutely necessary.

Long story short: stop complaining and do something to change your situation if you don't like it now. It's only going to get worse.

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Your argument makes NO sense. 1) I'm slave to gas because that's the technology that I/We depend on to get around. I already buy less of it as is. 2) I OWN and ride a motorcycle already see sig. 3)Stop assuming. 4) My cars are fuel efficient.

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