OT: Our Economy (US)

[Wardad]

I just recieved this from a friend. What do y'all think?


>
> STOP PAYING FOR ECONOMIC AND HUMAN TERRORISM!!
>
> I hear we are going to hit close to $3.00 a gallon by
> the summer Want gasoline prices to come down? We need
> to take some intelligent, united action. Phillip
> Hollsworth, offered this good idea: This makes MUCH
> MORE SENSE than the "don't buy gas on a certain day"
> campaign that was going around Last April or May!
>
> The oil companies just laughed at that because they
> knew we wouldn't continue to "hurt" ourselves by
> refusing to buy gas. It was more of an inconvenience
> to us than it was a problem for them. BUT, whoever
> thought of this idea, has come up with a plan that can
> really work. Please read it and join with us!
>
> 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 $1.50- $1.75, we need to take
> aggressive action to teach them that BUYERS control
> the marketplace....not sellers. 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 hit someone in the
> pocketbook by not purchasing THEIR gas! And we can do
> that WITHOUT hurting ourselves. How? .
>
> Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just stop
> buying gas. But we CAN have an impact on gas prices if
> we all act together to force a price war. Here's the
> idea: For the rest of this year, DON"T purchase ANY
> gasoline from the two biggest companies (which now are
> one), EXXON and MOBIL. If they are not selling any
> gas, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If
> they reduce their prices, the other companies will
> have to follow suit.
>
> But to have an impact, we need to reach literally
> millions of Exxon and Mobil gas buyers. It's really
> simple to do!! Now, don't wimp out on me at this
> point...keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is
> to reach millions of people!! .
>
> I am sending this note to about thirty people. If each
> of you send it to at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300)...
> and those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x 10 =
> 3,000) ... and so on, by the time the message reaches
> the sixth generation of people, we will have reached
> over THREE MILLION consumers! ..
>
> If those three million get excited and pass this on to
> ten friends each, then 30 million people will have
> been contacted! If it goes one level further, you
> guessed it..... THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!! .
>
> Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people.
> That's all. If you don't understand how we can reach
> 300 million and all you have to do is send this to 10
> people.
>
> How long would all that take? If each of us sends this
> email out to ten more people within one day of
> receipt, all 300 MILLION people could conceivably be
> contacted within the next 8 days!!!
>
> I'll bet you didn't think you and I had that much
> potential, did you? Acting together we can make a
> difference. If this makes sense to you, please pass
> this message on. PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL
>
> THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN
> REALLY WORK. YOU KNOW THEY LOVE HOLIDAYS AND SUMMER
> TRAVELERS.
>
>
> STOP PAYING FOR TERRORISM!!!!!!
>
> Note the following information:
>
> Every time you fill up the car, you can avoid putting
> more money into the coffers of Saudi Arabia. Just buy
> from gas companies that don't import their oil from
> the Saudis.
>
> Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling that
> every time I fill-up the tank, I am sending my money
> to people who are trying to kill me, my family, and my
> friends. I thought it might be interesting for you to
> know which oil companies are the best to buy gas from.
>
> Major companies that import Middle Eastern oil (for
> the period 9/1/00 - 8/31/01).
>
> Shell................ 205,742,000 barrels
> Chevron/Texaco....... 144,332,000 barrels
> Exxon/Mobil.......... 130,082,000 barrels
> Marathon............. 117,740,000 barrels
> Amoco................ 62,231,000 barrels
>
> If you do the math at $30/barrell, these imports
> amount to over $18 BILLION! Here are some large
> companies that do not import Middle Eastern oil:
>
> Citgo 0 barrels
> Sunoco 0 barrels
> Conoco 0 barrels
> Sinclair 0 barrels
> BP/Phillips 0 barrels
>
> All of this information is available from the
> Department of Energy and can be easily documented.
> Refineries located in the U.S. are required to state
> where they get their oil and how much they are
> importing. They
> report on a monthly basis.
>
> Keep this list in your car; share it with friends. And
> Stop paying for terrorism.............

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