Would you be willing to drive less next month if it brought down gas prices?
478438
sure I would , even if it did not affect the prices since the prices are already so crazy !! I'm already   trying  to combine everything in one trip  when I drive now...I think most people are trying to do that  right now as the cost starts to eat away at  our pockets and begins interfering in  our luxuries and necessities.. I don't think that 3 percent would really   "crash" the price though... but its a great thought...
331466
my soon to be hubby and i are buying a house 1 mile from all of our favorite trails, fishing spots, etc... so we plan to ride our mt. bike through the state land and explore new area's. Plus this house has a huge garden, and green house, so i can have lots of veggies by the end of the summer, while saving money. It's our only option, I think 3.00 is extremely too much for gas. Plus at the end of July a bunch of us are going up north, so we will just car pool. When before we all would have driven separately. What are you going to do? well good luck.
628324
Gas prices will never go down. You might see a small reduction after a massive increase, but $3 a pop is now the price. I bet you will see $3.50 a gallon by the end of summer.\n\nWith your suggestions I believe you think American corporate price gouging is the cause for high prices. Most people point to supply and demand. But if price gouging is a factor, I fear there is no solution.  That is what Capitalism is all about.\n\nMost of middle America hates the prices, but loves the profits they are accruing with stocks in their 401K. ExxonMobile made $10 million in one month, made $1 billion last quarter. ConnocoPhilips made about 1/3 that in profits as well.\n\nThere just aren't enough people in the country that don't profit from selling gas to go beyond complaining about the price.  A boycott will not work.\n\nThe only thing we can hope for is the Feds suspend their gas tax for awhile.\n\nEDIT:\nOn another note, we Americans are too damn hypocritical.  We want the world to be democratic & capitolistic, but when oil prices rise, we want our people and government to act more with socialism values.  People chanted in the streets "No blood for oil!" when protesting in the 1990's, but now Americans want their oil.  What the hell is wrong with us?
328702
I don't believe this would make much of an impact. How about something else? Find alternatives. Participate in public transportation (or ask civic leaders to provide better public transportation). Vote for leaders who prioritize and value alternative, sustainable energies. Carpool, reduce your dependency on Gasoline. \n\nThere is an inequity between supply and Demand. Either the supply of fuel would have to be significantly and disproportionally increased (which won't happen) or people will have to start looking elsewhere for alternatives. Demand, in this situation, won't change without alternatives. The best way for people to help is to buy something else instead.
434511
This is just another urban legend floating around.\n\nBoycotting Exxon isn't going to work to bring down prices.  If everyone stopped buying from Exxon and used the other providers, then the other providers would run out of gas pretty quickly due to supply and demand chain effects.  What would happen is that they would buy their gas from Exxon and overall all prices would go up, not down.\n\nFull mythbuster at Snopes.\n\nhttp://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/gasout.asp\n\nTo lower gas prices, you have to lower demand, which includes things like carpooling, public transportation, alternative sources of energy, and better milage vehicles.
578866
Well, I think that would be more effective than just showing us how much they can hurt our economy by not shopping or working for one day.. It's like everyone not buying gas on the same day.. Everything will go back to normal tomorrow and they will be shopping and working just like always.. probably more to make up for not doing it today.
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Hubbert's peak has a good chance of being real. Check out the following link for more information:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubbert%27s_peak\n\nYou could cope better in a number of ways. \n\nYou could buy shares of oil exploration/drilling/refining companies that would likely enjoy higher profits as gas prices increase.\n\nYou could live close to town and to work so that you could rely on automobile usage less. The less you drive, the less the price of gasoline will directly affect you. Hybrids are promising technology, but the cost differential between regular and hybrid cars is large enough to make them uneconomical for many people. This will change over time though.\n\nPersonally, I drive very little, so the price of gasoline is a miniscule portion of my income. It would not affect me too much.\n\nGasoline, after correcting for the loss of value of the dollar is still significanly cheaper than it has been at many points in time, including the 1970's. People survived then, they will survive with gasoline that costs three times what it does now.\n\nDriving for pleasure may decrease, so if your income is dependent on tourist traffic, I would consider the possiblity of checking out another field if you are concerned.
468520
me but i might start a new job if not \ni wont buy gas
1071959
No, as a former truck driver I know that slowing down saves gas, I gained 1 mile per gallon by slowing down 7 miles per hour, just think if everybody did that, I know they would find another way to keep the prices high, but the point is it would help to go 55, it also makes a difference on driver fatigue and how 4 wheelers interact with you.
464248
Greed at it worst. I received an email last week asking that you do not buy Exxon/Mobil gas, saying that you can't ask people not to drive but if you boycott the biggest oil co out there that their prices will have to come down and the the other companies' will have to follow suit. if enough people were to do this it would work. The email also suggested you don't buy Exxon/Mobil until the price gets down to $1.30 gal
1072226
Yes - the oil companies are gouging - look at the record profits\n\nThe best way to deal with it is by switching to other fuels and reducing our use\n\nPrice is all supply and demand - If the demand is reduced the price will drop\n\nI changed my habits to drop half my mileage driven in a week and am still getting everything done - just fewer trips\n\nall of us together would make a major difference
339460
Gas prices are set based on production,not demand.Boycotting would be a waste of time.
507433
Oil prices are set by the market.  In other words, if people are willing to spend $72.00 a barrel, then why would oil companies charge less.  The market corrects itself.  If the prices are too high, people will purchase less oil.  If the prices are too low, the miniscule profit margin that the oil companies already face will diminish.  That is why we pay what we pay.  It is what it is WORTH to buyers.  Simple as that.  If you want lower gas prices, take the bus for a while and wait until the market decides that oil is not worth as much anymore.
300860
no gas prices should go higher!!\n\nthen maybe fat a**es will stop driving their big fat SUV's, take a bus\nand other technologies will be developed\n\nthe gov't did not create the "gas problem" people being lazy did
430448
I think we will probably see gas go to $3.75 a gallon this summer.  I drove to New York this past weekend and a gallon of regular gas was $2.80 and super was $3.05 (Ultra was $3.11)   I really feel sorry for all those people with their super big SUV's.  I think that as long as we keep on making these large cars that are like houses on wheels and keep paying to fuel up the prices are not going to come down...  just think what will happen if Iraq gets sanctions imposed on them by the west....
1094896
Yes, there's an effect, but no it won't affect today's price.  It takes a while for the cheaper oil to make its easy through the refineries and actually get to the gas station, so there's a bit of lag time.\n\nThere's a decent article here about prices: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5365439
308876
yes.  think of all the benefits for the hard working, tax paying, law abiding citizens like you and i!  lower gas prices (less demand), less cars on the road means quicker commute times and less accidents!  lower car insurance premiums!  less un-insured drivers causing accidents!  drop the un-employment rate! \n\nDont let those liberal politicians play on your emotions!  the benefits out-weigh just leaving them there to continue to suck off the govt system and raise your bills!.