What gift do you give someone that has everything? Marines. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that he will return the 15 hostages he took as a "gift" to Britain. A gift? Can it be a gift if you stole it in the first place? For my bosses next birthday I am going to steal his coffee mug then wrap in a bow and give it to him. Happy Birthday!! I hope you enjoy the "gift".
What a joke Ahmadinejad is does anyone in the world take this guy seriously?
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Sunday, April 01, 2007
An Exercise in Futility
How can people be so misguided?
Robert Taylor, of Barrie, Ont. wants to stick it to the big bad oil companies. His suggestion is that no body buys gas on Saturday. Wow, that is clever. This will send a profound message to the gas companies, staff down on Saturday but make sure and staff up on Friday as everyone fills up on Friday to ensure they have enough gas to make it through the boycott day. This idea is so ridiculous. The gas companies don't care when you buy gas as long as you buy it.
It appears that Taylor is not alone. Boycottgas.ca has a similar idea but slightly different approach. Their idea is for nobody to buy gas from certain gas stations for 30 consecutive days. But only a couple gas stations are selected each month. The hope is that the targeted gas stations will be so squeezed that they will realize the power of the consumer.
What these people don't realize is that gas prices are set based on supply and demand. The ONLY way to drive gas prices lower is to reduce the demand, not simply shift it. Rather than not buying gas on certain days or from certain companies simply reduce your consumption and don't drive. The trouble with this solution is it requires personal sacrifice, sacrifice that people will not make. What Taylor and his ilk do not realize is that consumers are fine paying high prices for gas because it means that they can maintain their lifestyle. Until people are willing to sacrifice their lifestyle gas prices will continue to rise.
My suggestion, buy shares in the oil companies, drive an SUV then cheer every time gas prices go up!!!
Robert Taylor, of Barrie, Ont. wants to stick it to the big bad oil companies. His suggestion is that no body buys gas on Saturday. Wow, that is clever. This will send a profound message to the gas companies, staff down on Saturday but make sure and staff up on Friday as everyone fills up on Friday to ensure they have enough gas to make it through the boycott day. This idea is so ridiculous. The gas companies don't care when you buy gas as long as you buy it.
It appears that Taylor is not alone. Boycottgas.ca has a similar idea but slightly different approach. Their idea is for nobody to buy gas from certain gas stations for 30 consecutive days. But only a couple gas stations are selected each month. The hope is that the targeted gas stations will be so squeezed that they will realize the power of the consumer.
What these people don't realize is that gas prices are set based on supply and demand. The ONLY way to drive gas prices lower is to reduce the demand, not simply shift it. Rather than not buying gas on certain days or from certain companies simply reduce your consumption and don't drive. The trouble with this solution is it requires personal sacrifice, sacrifice that people will not make. What Taylor and his ilk do not realize is that consumers are fine paying high prices for gas because it means that they can maintain their lifestyle. Until people are willing to sacrifice their lifestyle gas prices will continue to rise.
My suggestion, buy shares in the oil companies, drive an SUV then cheer every time gas prices go up!!!
The Second Coming of Christ???
No surprise, this is how the left views Barrack Obama.
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