How to Force Oil Companies to Lower the Gas Price. Join Us–It Will Cost You Nothing!
I had it with the gas prices! There are all sorts of excuses for the high price at the gas pump: from the Russian war to inflation. But the U. S. Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg, said it right in his interview with CNN on June 6, 2022 when he claimed that this is nothing but corporate greed! This means that it is time to fight back these large oil companies. How? The following is my idea.
We need to boycott these companies. Of course, it is impossible to go without gas, and this is what the companies are counting on. However, there is a way to boycott without going empty in the tank. Here is how to do it in the appropriate way.
We pick one company to boycott and demand that this particular company lower the price to less than one (1) American dollar per litre (or 3.8 American dollars per gallon). I suggest that we pick the Shell Company because it is truly international, which means that people in almost all countries can participate in this boycott. So, we demand that Shell lower its price to less than one (1) American dollar per litre, and we refuse to fill up at their stations until they do. So, we can go to any other company to fill up except for Shell. If we all stay away from Shell, their corporate profit will fall and eventually they will have to give into the demand. As soon as they lower the price to less than one (1) American dollar per litre, we switch to Shell only: we fill up nowhere else but at Shell. Naturally, this move needs no incentive since people automatically line up at the gas station where it is the cheapest. As a result, all other companies will be forced to lower the price to less than one (1) American dollar per litre to compete with the Shell price. Hence, we lowered the price. At this time, we can fill up at any gas station of any company whoever sells below one (1) American dollar per litre. However, as soon as a company raises the price to over this amount, we abandon that company’s gas stations. If they all raise the price, we go back to boycotting Shell. This way, we can control the price and corporate greed.
Here are the steps again:
We pick one company to boycott–the Shell Company–and refuse to fill up at their stations until they lower the price to less than one (1) American dollar per litre (or 3.8 American dollars per gallon). (This may take weeks and possibly months depending on their panic.)When Shell gives in and lowers the price to less than one (1) American dollar per litre, we only fill up at the Shell stations and nowhere else.When other companies lower their prices to less than one (1) American dollar per litre, we can fill up at any such company’s stations.If they all raise their prices above (1) American dollar per litre, we go back to boycotting Shell.If we want corporate greed to stop, we need to pull together until an alternative to oil, which is widely available, is presented to us for better environmental protection. We, citizens of the world, deserve to be able to drive to work at a reasonable price. These corporations should not hide behind any excuse to raise the price to an unreasonable level as long as they are making ever increasing profits of billions of dollars quarterly. There is no excuse for such a greed!
I am starting today by boycotting Shell. Please, join me! Let’s take our power back! This will not cost you anything. It might perhaps just take you an extra block to drive to the next station which is not Shell. Remember, this strategy works by number. The more of us join in, the greater chance we have to lower the price. I call upon you, citizens of the world, to unite in this effort to fight back and lower the gas price! Thank you for your participation in advance.
