“If people don’t buy gas on March 31st that just means that they’ll do all of their gas purchases on the 30th or before in order to hold themselves over until April 1st or so.”
Dear friends,
Just yesterday, I received a Facebook invitation about attending a one day boycott of gasoline purchases. The date is Marchv31, 2011.
Initially, I agreed to join in on the endeavor, seeing it as a way to make a statement to the greedy oil companies. However, towards the latter part of the day, while discussing it with one of my daughters, I thought to myself, “If people don’t buy gas on March 31st that just means that they’ll do all of their gas purchases on the 30th or before in order to hold themselves over until April 1st or so.”
Of course, the Big Oil companies will lose no money. As a matter of fact, on March 30th, people may even buy more gas than they normally would. That would be a bonanza for Big Oil!
Therefore, I think that the only way that the public can make a statement and even get prices for gas lowered, is if we stop buying gas from a specific company for one week at a time. For example, for the first week, if no one buys gas from BP (British Petroleum) for one week, then have the same kind of boycott on the second week, and not buy gas from, say, Exxon/Mobil, by the third week either Shell or Sunoco will lower their prices. The next thing that will happen is: a price war among the oil giants.
Yet, if Americans stick to the imbecilic idea of a “No Gas Day” (which may actually be the work of the BidOil companies), then we’ll be contradicting the whole point of sending a message to those greedy oil giants. Ya dig? Think about it.
Cheers!
G. Djata Bumpus
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Friday, March 11, 2011
Nicki Mathis in New York City - Friday, March 17th, 2011
photo by Pinder Ph D
Friday March 18, 2011
Showtime 8pm Nicki Mathis joins Dona Summers Carter Trio, w/Dave Gibson drums, Larry Roland bass, & Jazz Choir Celebrating Women's History Month @ ‘449 LA' SCAT (Show Case for Artists). 449 Lenox Av. bet 132 & 133 near W. 132d St. Harlem, NYC
Cover: $10 music charge includes a beverage
212.234-3298 449 Malcolm X Blvd #A NY NY 10037
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