Tired of Being Gouged?

TIRED OF BEING GOUGED?

You Can Make a Difference.

FORCE THEM TO COMPETE FOR YOUR BUSINESS!

Competition keeps prices in check.

JANUARY - JUNE

Boycott those who's name begin with the letters A-M.

A-B-C-D-E-F-B-G-H-I-J-K-L-M

BP, Chevron, Citco, Conoco, Costco, Exxon, Flying J, Jet Pep, Mobil, Marathon, etc.]

JULY - DECEMBER

Boycott those who's name begin with the letters N-Z.

N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z

[Petro, Phillips 66, Racetrack, Raceway, Shell, Texaco, Union 76, Walmart, Wavaho, etc.]

January, we start all over...

Click Here to Print a Flyer

I originally proposed this boycott, spring 2005.
It did not ignite into the national frenzy I hoped for, but has been effective locally.

As we continue to build this site, we're asking for your help.
Click Here to see how you can help.

This effort targets the Local Operator and forces competition between the collaborating competitors.

There once was a time when they competed for your business. Today they work together allowing the luxury to set prices. The practice is known as price fixing; which is illegal. The elected official contend they can not find any evidence of collaboration.

These operators have seen how working together can achieve the greatest results. They've watched the OPEC nations stop competing as they drove oil prices to record highs.

As you can see, working together is the key. All of us need to work at making this campaign a success.
Everyone should tell friends, family, co-workers, and associates that working together we can make a difference.

The Local Operators:

Have benefited greatly from spikes in prices and will look you straight in the eye and say they have no control of prices and are forced to charge only what the supplier demands.

Wants you to believe they only profit from sales of merchandise and not from the sale of fuel. Typically saying, “Profits are from purchases made within the store, and the pumps serve as mere devices to get customers in the store”.

Have taken advantage of every opportunity to raise their profit margins at the pump.

Have been able to gouge without a word from the politicians that in the past would have called for immediate investigations. Where are those politicians anyway?

Looking Ahead:
It will certainly become a temptation to buy from the other group a prices fall.

But we must not abandon our effort over a few cents at the pump across the street. If that happens, they win and we will once again be at their mercy.

The more of us that participate, the quicker we will see results.

Skeptics
Now before some of you out there call this a vain effort, (read what Snopes says about boycotts) I want to point out flaws that exist in other efforts and how we've addressed them here.

Numbers Targeted – Unlike other efforts that target a couple of oil companies,
(example: the Exxon and Shell boycott) this effort targets them all. All of them should feel the effects sooner or later.

Time Limits – There are no time limits. (such as with the forever failing one day boycotts)
This campaign can last for years without skipping a beat. It can become so routine, that those targeted would have no choice but to close for a lengthy holiday. Of course they could change their name every six months.

Lack of Participation - Okay, you're right! The Achilles' heel to this campaign would have to be lack of participation. That is why it is so important that everyone get their friends and family involved.

This site is still under construction.

Last Update 05/27/2008

We're recruiting volunteers to distribute flyers.

We're looking for Internet savvy people that possess a knowledge
of website construction and a desire to see this succeed.

We're also seeking donations so that we can create a
permanent location with a very catchy name.
(suggestions for a site name are welcomed)

The flyer can be copied for displayed at work or school.

While your waiting at the pump, give a copy to person across the way.

Oh, that junk mail you receive... it comes with a really nice return envelop.

No postage necessary.

Go ahead and tell everyone you know about this effort.
Just copy and paste the information below,
and sent it to all of your friends.

Subject: Oil boycott working in Alabama

You Can Make a Difference.
FORCE THEM TO COMPETE FOR YOUR BUSINESS!
Competition keeps prices in check.

JANUARY THROUGH JUNE
Boycott those who's name begin with the letters A-M.
A-B-C-D-E-F-B-G-H-I-J-K-L-M
Amoco, BP, Chevron, Citco, Conoco, Costco, Exxon, Mobil, Marathon, etc.]

JULY THROUGH DECEMBER
Boycott those who's name begin with the letters N-Z.
N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z
[Petro, Phillips 66, Racetrack, Raceway, Shell, Texaco, Union 76, Walmart, etc.]

January, we start all over...

To learn more about this effort visit:
www.thetournamentsource.com/oil/boycott.htm

About me and this effort.
This is not about me, I'm just one guy with one voice.
I would be very pleased if someone else could take charge and make this work.

I'm convinced the answer to the gouging is not going to be solve overnight.
I did not believe the one day boycott proposed for May 15th would have an effect.
A one day boycott has never been successful in spite of the claims made
in the email forwarded to me by so many of my friends.

I'm especially sadden to hear from intelligent people thinking such an effort would work.

Spring 2005, I proposed splitting the oil companies into two groups and
boycotting each group every six months. I spent my money promoting that effort
(website, domain name, flyers) and sent emails to everyone I know,
asking them to forward to everyone they know.

The proposed boycott did not ignite into the national frenzy I hoped for,
but has been some what effective locally.

May 2007, Alabama (my home state) had the lowest prices in the nation.
Sadly today we're over $3.80 per gallon and expecting prices to go even higher.
Last Update 05/27/2008

Congressional Hearings – May 2008
What congress should have said.

We brought together the heads of big oil.
See that big head over there? Yeah, he runs Shell. That one, he runs ExxonMobil.

Mr. Big oil, we're here to talk about the high price of gasoline. How could it have possibly gotten this high?

Let me tell you what we've done here in congress:

·         We told you that drilling in ANWR is off limits.

·         We told you that drilling off the coast of Florida and California is off limits.

·         We told you, Mr. Big oil, that there wouldn't be any new leases for drilling in the Gulf while China and Venezuela and even Cuba pursued these leases and have just signed 100-year leases on the oil in the Gulf of Mexico.

·         We here in congress have promised, as all three presidential candidates have also promised, to introduce and pass in the next term a cap and trade legislation bill that will increase the price of gasoline according to the EPA by an additional $1.50. Some people say it could be as high as $5 additional per gallon.

·         We have said that we're shutting down oil fields in Colorado.

·         We won't let you develop shale oil fields in several Western states.

·         And yesterday we passed legislation that would let us sue OPEC with the full understanding that they'll never retaliate. We have allowed environmental attorneys to sue you big oil fiends for future possible destruction of Alaskan Eskimo village which legal experts believe is the same strategy used to bring down big tobacco.

·         We're especially proud of our recent action to protect the polar bear and their habitat which just happens to be where the future oil deposits happen to be located.

·         We told you that you're making too much money and that we're looking at seizing any money that we consider windfall profits. Yes. We have allowed you to drill in some very small areas in Alaska while simultaneously creating very generous environmental laws which have tied up the very production we authorize through years of litigation after you spent the money on buying and setting up equipment.

·         We told you through our policies that we would not allow you to build a new refinery in over 30 years. In fact, this great country, under our tutelage, has even reduced the number of operational refineries by half since 1982.

·         We have even told your potential competitors in the nuclear and hydroelectric industries that we would send the environmental lawyers after them if they even dared think about building a new plant or a new dam.

·         We've refused to fund or allow the deployment of coal-to-oil technology which has been around since the 1930s.

·         We've told you that you have to make different blends of gasoline, let states like California dictate what unique gasoline blends you have to make for them.

·         We will not reduce our federal gasoline tax. We won't even consider reducing it for the summer months. So Mr. Big oil, tell me why exactly are gas prices so high?

That's what should have been said.
Instead congress brought big oil in front of them and said, “are you price gouging?".

Glenn Beck

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