Comments on: No Gas Day: Good Intentions, Horrible Idea, Worse Follow-Through http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/04/27/no-gas-day-good-intentions-horrible-idea-worse-follow-through/ Talking about money, without being boring. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:35:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: gas http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/04/27/no-gas-day-good-intentions-horrible-idea-worse-follow-through/comment-page-1/#comment-67107 gas Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:43:57 +0000 http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/04/27/no-gas-day-good-intentions-horrible-idea-worse-follow-through/#comment-67107 I agree that this tactic is a bad idea. It doesn't do any good because in the end we will all need some gas and can only go so long without. I agree that this tactic is a bad idea. It doesn’t do any good because in the end we will all need some gas and can only go so long without.

]]> By: Gas Mileage Cars http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/04/27/no-gas-day-good-intentions-horrible-idea-worse-follow-through/comment-page-1/#comment-60127 Gas Mileage Cars Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:36:53 +0000 http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/04/27/no-gas-day-good-intentions-horrible-idea-worse-follow-through/#comment-60127 Boycotts will never work because either they will raise the price way more to make up for their lost. I wish it was only that easy, but how many people will actually give up gas for a day? We have to rely on it to get to work, home, school, etc. I just hope we find a cheap alternative fuel fast so we don't have to starve ourselves to pay for the gas =p. Gas Mileage Cars's last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSuperCars/~3/364319912/">Vauxhall VXR8</a> Boycotts will never work because either they will raise the price way more to make up for their lost. I wish it was only that easy, but how many people will actually give up gas for a day? We have to rely on it to get to work, home, school, etc. I just hope we find a cheap alternative fuel fast so we don’t have to starve ourselves to pay for the gas =p.

Gas Mileage Cars’s last blog post..Vauxhall VXR8

]]> By: Julie Davis http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/04/27/no-gas-day-good-intentions-horrible-idea-worse-follow-through/comment-page-1/#comment-53246 Julie Davis Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:15:02 +0000 http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/04/27/no-gas-day-good-intentions-horrible-idea-worse-follow-through/#comment-53246 For the boycott to work, the gas prices have to actually have the ability to go down permanently. If everyone in the US does not buy gas for awhile, the price will go down due to decreased demand but then it will go right back up again once the boycott is over. Also, for the boycott to work there has to actually be evil people out there overcharging us for gas. I personally do not believe this and would not even think twice about participating in a boycott. For the boycott to work, the gas prices have to actually have the ability to go down permanently. If everyone in the US does not buy gas for awhile, the price will go down due to decreased demand but then it will go right back up again once the boycott is over.

Also, for the boycott to work there has to actually be evil people out there overcharging us for gas. I personally do not believe this and would not even think twice about participating in a boycott.

]]> By: Don Jones http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/04/27/no-gas-day-good-intentions-horrible-idea-worse-follow-through/comment-page-1/#comment-12570 Don Jones Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:56:04 +0000 http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/04/27/no-gas-day-good-intentions-horrible-idea-worse-follow-through/#comment-12570 Blocking the delivery of fuel got a very quick reaction when it was tried in the UK about 5 years ago by UK hauliers Blocking the delivery of fuel got a very quick reaction when it was tried in the UK about 5 years ago by UK hauliers

]]> By: Jon http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/04/27/no-gas-day-good-intentions-horrible-idea-worse-follow-through/comment-page-1/#comment-5628 Jon Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:22:08 +0000 http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/04/27/no-gas-day-good-intentions-horrible-idea-worse-follow-through/#comment-5628 I agree, picking a single day is a waste of time! It's really putting the burden on just a few people who happen to run out of gas. Maybe they should have a whole week where you pledge that when you're out of gas, you will wait an additional day to fill it up. No driving or anything. On the other hand, that's equivalent to just picking a day to boycott driving. That's what the focus should have been on! I agree, picking a single day is a waste of time! It’s really putting the burden on just a few people who happen to run out of gas.

Maybe they should have a whole week where you pledge that when you’re out of gas, you will wait an additional day to fill it up. No driving or anything.

On the other hand, that’s equivalent to just picking a day to boycott driving. That’s what the focus should have been on!

]]> By: Carnival of Personal Finance #99 Recap - Part 1 at Clever Dude Personal Finance & Money http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/04/27/no-gas-day-good-intentions-horrible-idea-worse-follow-through/comment-page-1/#comment-612 Carnival of Personal Finance #99 Recap - Part 1 at Clever Dude Personal Finance & Money Mon, 07 May 2007 14:38:26 +0000 http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/04/27/no-gas-day-good-intentions-horrible-idea-worse-follow-through/#comment-612 [...] from Poorer Than You tells us why “No Gas Day” is a bad idea and what we could do otherwise. Having worked for a GIANT oil company 2 years ago, we were always [...] [...] from Poorer Than You tells us why “No Gas Day” is a bad idea and what we could do otherwise. Having worked for a GIANT oil company 2 years ago, we were always [...]

]]> By: InsureBlog http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/04/27/no-gas-day-good-intentions-horrible-idea-worse-follow-through/comment-page-1/#comment-611 InsureBlog Mon, 07 May 2007 12:53:00 +0000 http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/04/27/no-gas-day-good-intentions-horrible-idea-worse-follow-through/#comment-611 <strong>Carnival Monday</strong> As a big fan of snopes, I really appreciated Poorer Than You's fisking of the "No Gas Day" pseudo-boycott. Not only does hostess Stephanie debunk the concept, she also suggests potentially viable alternatives. Carnival Monday

As a big fan of snopes, I really appreciated Poorer Than You’s fisking of the “No Gas Day” pseudo-boycott. Not only does hostess Stephanie debunk the concept, she also suggests potentially viable alternatives.

]]> By: Carnival Of Personal Finance #99 - Awesome Money Quotes Edition http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/04/27/no-gas-day-good-intentions-horrible-idea-worse-follow-through/comment-page-1/#comment-610 Carnival Of Personal Finance #99 - Awesome Money Quotes Edition Mon, 07 May 2007 12:11:52 +0000 http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/04/27/no-gas-day-good-intentions-horrible-idea-worse-follow-through/#comment-610 [...] No Gas Day: Good Intentions, Horrible Idea, Worse Follow-Through by Stephanie @ Poorer Than You. Why would a “No Gas Day” work in the US? Is there a better way to address the rising prices of gasoline? Stephanie address these question in her post. [...] [...] No Gas Day: Good Intentions, Horrible Idea, Worse Follow-Through by Stephanie @ Poorer Than You. Why would a “No Gas Day” work in the US? Is there a better way to address the rising prices of gasoline? Stephanie address these question in her post. [...]

]]> By: the Prince of Thrift http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/04/27/no-gas-day-good-intentions-horrible-idea-worse-follow-through/comment-page-1/#comment-575 the Prince of Thrift Thu, 03 May 2007 23:43:11 +0000 http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/04/27/no-gas-day-good-intentions-horrible-idea-worse-follow-through/#comment-575 I never heard of ths gas out idea before this year. As a result I posted it on my blog, then emailed it to a local talk show host. The host and I both looked it up on snopes and found that it won't work for the very reasons you have mentioned. However, there is another thought out there. The other thought has a much better chance of working. That idea is boycotting the largest fuel distributer (Exxon-Mobil) altogether. By boycotting the biggest, the theory goes, their profits suffer, while others like BP may go up, as a result they will try to get more customers back to their stores and lower their prices. If they drop their prices, everyone else will have to drop their prices as well to remain competitive. So what about it, lets boycott exxon-mobile stations for the next year or so. Force them to drop their prices and thus forcing all the other companies to follow suit. I never heard of ths gas out idea before this year. As a result I posted it on my blog, then emailed it to a local talk show host.
The host and I both looked it up on snopes and found that it won’t work for the very reasons you have mentioned. However, there is another thought out there. The other thought has a much better chance of working.
That idea is boycotting the largest fuel distributer (Exxon-Mobil) altogether. By boycotting the biggest, the theory goes, their profits suffer, while others like BP may go up, as a result they will try to get more customers back to their stores and lower their prices. If they drop their prices, everyone else will have to drop their prices as well to remain competitive. So what about it, lets boycott exxon-mobile stations for the next year or so. Force them to drop their prices and thus forcing all the other companies to follow suit.

]]> By: The Simple Dollar » The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Where My Artistic Choices Come From Edition http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/04/27/no-gas-day-good-intentions-horrible-idea-worse-follow-through/comment-page-1/#comment-561 The Simple Dollar » The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Where My Artistic Choices Come From Edition Wed, 02 May 2007 13:31:11 +0000 http://poorerthanyou.com/2007/04/27/no-gas-day-good-intentions-horrible-idea-worse-follow-through/#comment-561 [...] No Gas Day: Good Intentions, Horrible Idea, Worse Follow-Through The idea of a “no gas day” to wake up the oil companies to excessive pricing is logically flawed; here’s why. (@ poorer than you) [...] [...] No Gas Day: Good Intentions, Horrible Idea, Worse Follow-Through The idea of a “no gas day” to wake up the oil companies to excessive pricing is logically flawed; here’s why. (@ poorer than you) [...]

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