message
Yesterday when I was running I heard a conversation between to guys, I’m paraphrasing here, but it went something like this: “This is ridiculous, at some point I won’t be able to fill my tank any more…then what?” “If the dollar keeps falling and oil keeps rising the whole economy is going to crash, right?” “We should just stop buying gas for one day, that would teach ’em.”
A good friend of mine has been emailing me articles on alternative fuel—this is the first time in 30+ years we’ve ever talked about Energy costs. Across the country similar conversations are being had. For rich people they talk about it as an inconvenience, for those at the margins of society its a conversation about weather to eat or to drive. For those in the middle, it is a wait and see game. (Most economists believe $5.00 a gallon is the threshold for the middle. The point at which it becomes a real concern.)
What will it take to make a change? Is it government policy (3 to 4 years away)? Is it opening Anwar (10 years away)? Is it protests ($6 a gallon gas)?
The fastest way would be to put on pressure at the pump. If enough people stop buying, from even one company, it will send a message. We want a change. And we’re not going to wait for it.
Ok14 members, reach out to those you know to join the campaign. And lets say in one voice, “we’re done.” We want change now.
—O
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