Boycott Exxon and Mobile?
375451
I started boycotting exxon-mobile 1st quarter last year. Exxon got huge PROFITS from the 42% PROFIT they get per barrel of oil.  Products from the oil, is marketed everywhere, gas, diesel etc. I believe that enough people boycotted one company, it could work, Boycot until the allowed profit is reduced. Legally they get 42% no matter what the price per barrel is. The state you live in can get as much as 28% tax. 12% profit is for distribution, the remainder is for the station. The world stability determines price of a barrel of oil. But we could force a company to NOT GET THE HUGE   PROFIT FROM A SINGLE BARREL. OR -----------BOYCOT WALMART- hurt a huge corporation and money will talk.........
722991
I agree that we should do something -- but boycotting Mexican or Tex-Mex restaurants -- Nah. We should do something, though to show that we are a much larger group than those who protested on May 1. Generally, we are all too civilized to go marching in the streets unless we really had to. \n\nLet's try this: Pick a number of fast food restaurants and Chain Stores (Grocery, or drug, etc...) and say for the month of May we will boycott these places....then for the month of June we will go to those stores and boycott the ones we bought from in May. In doing this, we won't hurt the economy as a whole, and the businesses will have to take turns getting our money, but won't go out of business in a month, but we will still show that we, the legal residents and citizens of the United States of America are the ones to listen to, not a bunch of whining illegals and their sympathizers who hate the U.S.A.
635678
we cant boycott them, that wouldnt work. bicycles wouldnt make sense for many many miles to school or work, especially for out of shape people *phew.* i say... we kidnap someone. yeah. im not sure who, but we kidnap someone, like my mom maybe... and then not release them until gas is free! yes, free.\n\naw sorry mom. looks like youre stuck in the basement forever. cuz no one's listening.
436573
Good for you, as you are on the right track.  If everyone decided to take two days off from work, say a thursday and friday and for those two days and the weekend no one drives or uses gas what the impact would be.  OPEC TO THE KNEES begging us to take their crude on the buy one get one free plan.  I have often said the same thing you did but I think billboards and a planned event of 'JUST STOP'.  This would be an event, if it could be pulled off, that would change the manner the oil people do business.  After all, look at what they do to their customers, me and you.  Do you think they would care after 4 continual days of no sales at the pumps??  There has to be more like us and when the number grows to be significant that are willing to perform such a simple task to such a major impacting event we will again be in control.  Where did we lose it, by hanging our heads and bitching every time we fuel.  The station attendant has nothing to do with it so I tell people, if you are going to do nothing about it don't bitch cause I do not want to hear it.  Bless you as I thought I was the only one with that philosophy.  There is hope.
446482
i am guessing that this boycott and its 'antiboycott' will both have little to no effect.\nvery few people will really know about it and fewer still will act on it.\ni'm not bothering for the same reason the "no gas day" was meaningless. whether you buy the day before or the day after, it still amounts to the same $$$.\n\nboycotts don't have much affect until greater numbers of people refuse to buy something from someone for a great amount of time .... days ... months ....
339460
Gas prices are set based on production,not demand.Boycotting would be a waste of time.
478800
WRITE CONGRESS AND THE SENATE AND ASK WHY THEY WILL NOT RELEASE OUR OIL RESERVES???? THIS WOULD HELP BRING DOWN THE PRICE OF GAS!!! ALSO ASK WHY WE HAVE NOT BUILT ANY MORE REFINERIES IN DECADES!! THE OIL COMPANIES PURCHASED ONE A FEW YEARS BACK AND SHUT IT DOWN AND REFUSE TO OPEN IT AGAIN!!The soaring profits have already attracted the attention of many members of Congress. On Tuesday, House Speaker Dennis Hastert warned companies that any price gouging is "unacceptable, and any company who does it will be prosecuted." He urged the oil companies to explain to the American public what they are doing to bring down the cost of oil and natural gas. And he urged them to build new refineries and pipelines. THERE HAS BEEN NO NEW OIL REFINERIES BUILT IN THE USA SINCE 1976! WHY HUGE PROFITS AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHIGN ABOUT IT!!!
364987
The boycott will work, Exxon won't let themselves go out of business!  We're not asking for free gas, and we're not trying to run them out of business!  We just want them to stop getting away with so much profit!  And there is no way anyone can dare tell me that they don't make profit, here is a NY Times article about the CEO's freakin salary, this gets me so FIRED UP!!!\n\nhttp://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/15/business/15pay.html?ex=1302753600&en=89993dc20e1e7e97&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
107544
Is this a question?  Or just a pethetic attempt to draw more traffic to this website?  Just for that, I boycott that website.  :)~
405461
A couple of years ago, all the Amoco stations in my city became British Petroleum, But I don't think they have much to do with Mobil except that they both are making us take it in our arses with the gas prices. Funny how the oil industry has claimed the highest earnings ever in history last year, yet they "claim" that they are only making a small profit. Hmm...
337489
We should riot against the oil companies. Their the most greedy people I've ever seen or heard of. \n\nThe oil companies need to go under strong investigation (not governmental investigation cause the government could care less about us) Whoever is found out (how ever many people that is) that have raised gas prices to where certain families struggle to get to school and work should be immediately forced to donate ALL their money and be thrown in prison awaiting the public's vote on what to do to them. -- that sounds a little extreme but the oil companies have ruined so many lives that they deserve it.
56310
No, you are not the only one.  I thought that it was horrible that our government would allow that to happen. Perhaps because of the stake Bush has in oil...?\nTaking advantage of a national crisis like that is disgusting to me, and completely morally wrong.  But who is to blame? I say the government- they need to monitor and control gas prices better.\n\nIn response to the other answer, bottled water is an option for people.  People do not need bottled water to get to and from their jobs so that they can make money to feed their families.
399975
Mtn Biker, you conveniently left out that Exxon had sales of 330B last year.  Figure 90M into that and it would have almost zero affect (maybe 1/10th of a cent) on gas prices.\n\nI don't really care if you want to put the blame on Bush.  It's the fad these days anyway.  Others have pointed out the supply/demand nature of crude oil, which sets gas prices.  You might argue he could indirectly affect gas prices, but he doesn't affect them directly.  It can be argued both ways, so read up and make your own opinion.\n\nI'd like to point out that an Exxon boycott would do just about nothing because Exxon would end up selling their gas to the other suppliers that weren't being boycotted.  A selective boycott shifts the demand, not decreases it, which is what is needed to lower prices.\n\nThe mythbuster on that urban legend is here: http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/gasout.asp
327373
Well, no.  Exxon doesn't get the oil, so it wouldn't help Exxon.  Iraq would be competing with Exxon to sell oil.
454047
Ha ha, well i work for an insurnace agent, i try to let people know that im a human too (even though i work for the evil insurance company) I think that the thing that people get upset about is the fact that you HAVE to have insurance. But the thing that you have to remeber is the insurance is for you. If you hit someone, and they sue you your insurance should step in and defend you, and pay to your policy limit. Also if your car gets stolen you will be indemnified to your current need. I know that it seems unfiar that you have to pay SO much money to be protected, you just have to remember that insurance works off surveys and risk. The chance of the company having to pay out for you in the event of a claim is HUGE. The potential for millions of dollars in payment on you claim is a real thing. This is part of the reason that you are paying so much. I think that when you have a claim, that you know is horrid and you would be unable to pay if you didnt have the insurance company to back you up, it will be easier to pay that premium.\nNow the gas prices are another story all together it is unfair that these companies are making record high profits as we all suffer to pay for gas, to make an impact try to not buy any gas from the major supplier EXXON/MOBILE if they have no customers they will be FORCED to lower the price, and if they lower their price then the other stations will have to lower theirs, thus lowering the price. And when exxon again raises its price, go to a different place until they lower it....this plan will only work if ALOT of people contribute, please tell eveyone you know, and maybe instead of waiting for them to change the price we can do that for them ;) hope i helped!
385207
Yeah.  Hope they remembered to buy KY before the boycott, otherwise, it will just be that much worse.\n\nAnd I just LOVE how the person above misspelled COMMON SENSE.  ha ha!
687290
Never, they donate too much money to the campaigns of politicians and in outright bribes... they send them on (quite literally) million dollar vacations that no politician would ever give up, and pay millions to campaign "donations" and millions more to lobbyists.\n\nPeople are soo funny, buying into the propoganda of the oil companies... exxon makes 8 cents on the dollar at the point of shipping, gas companies have more than doubled their profits in the past 3 years... they make billions on refining, shipping, and selling the gas... that 8 cents is rhetoric and doesn't include a majority of the companies profits, only what they make from transporting crude from the mid east and south america to north america...\n\nAlso, the oil companies DIRECTLY control the price of refined gasoline... Do you know what the price of gas is in Venezuela right now?  Two weeks ago it was TWENTY AMERICAN CENTS per gallon... The cost of crude is ABSOLUTELY NOT UP THREE TIMES its cost in 2001, when gas was just over $1 a gallon... it's [crude] up less than double (a lot less than double) and yet the cost of gasoline is up about triple... how can anyone suggest that the oil giants aren't controlling the prices?  Federal taxes aren't up, nor are most state's taxes on oil/gas...