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May 18, 2004 03:30

IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT IF EVERYONE IN THE UNITED STATES DIDN'T BUY A DROP OF GAS FOR 1 DAY & ALL AT THE SAME TIME, THE OIL COMPANIES WOULD CHOKE ON THEIR STOCKPILES. AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HIT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WITH A NET LOSS OF OVER 4.6 BILLION DOLLARS WHICH AFFECTS THE BOTTOM LINES OF THE OIL COMPANIES. THEREFORE MAY 19TH HAS BEEN ( Read more... )

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desolate_wonder May 18 2004, 13:28:25 UTC
i've seen that in so many other communities
and someone in one of them made an excellent point

tho on the day of the gas boycott will make the companies loose money on that day, the peak in sales the day before and the day after will make up for any sort of lost funds and just about cancel everything out

so in essence
absolutely nothing will happen
gas prices will continue to rise
and youll be incoveinenced for a day

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