03-14-2008, 02:05 PM
Gasoline is a necessary demand product. There is always a demand for gas and those that have it can charge what they want because people will pay. There is nothing anyone can do to influence price hikes. Even if someone decides to cut their use of gas by half, by simple population growth, the total amount of gas needed will rise negating any impact a single person’s reduction would have. Even if we decided to implement all our fuel saving measures, more gas is needed tomorrow then was needed today. Prices will always follow demand, and so long as there’s a demand, why shouldn’t those who have it charge whatever they can charge for it?
Also consider that our usage is based on the price. If gas is $6 a gallon, we may cut our driving in half. If gas goes down to $3 a gallon, most likely we’ll increase out driving and negate any savings. So we’re still keeping the demand up. Even boycotts don’t work because it’s not sustainable as a whole. Sure many may join in a boycott, but how long will they keep it up? We need our vehicles, we must have our vehicles, drive we must.
There is nothing that we can do to lower fuel cost. Unless those that have it want the price to come down it won’t. And, there’s no reason they should lower prices just because someone can’t afford it. We have past the point of no return.
Also consider that our usage is based on the price. If gas is $6 a gallon, we may cut our driving in half. If gas goes down to $3 a gallon, most likely we’ll increase out driving and negate any savings. So we’re still keeping the demand up. Even boycotts don’t work because it’s not sustainable as a whole. Sure many may join in a boycott, but how long will they keep it up? We need our vehicles, we must have our vehicles, drive we must.
There is nothing that we can do to lower fuel cost. Unless those that have it want the price to come down it won’t. And, there’s no reason they should lower prices just because someone can’t afford it. We have past the point of no return.