Down with the evil Gas lords. (yes, i am brave enough to post another from myspace)

[Kaak]

Price wars don't work on gas remember? that was the suggestion of the OP, and quickly got stomped on...

[Arrian]

No, you unbelieveably dense young man, I mean that buying a lot of it would raise the price in the market, not that buying a given product in bulk is generally more expensive than buying small amounts of something.

-Arrian

p.s. You must have some sort of magnifying glass. I can't even SEE those countries on that map.

[Arrian]

Wow. You don't know the difference between a price war and a boycott.

-Arrian

[KrazyHorse]

http://www.imf.org/external/np/loi/2002/aze/01/index.htm

Key components of this program include the following: (a) the inclusion of subsidies previously provided by the state oil company (SOCAR) to the electricity and gas utilities into the reports on the consolidated government budget, with SOCAR being granted tax credits for the value of these subsidies;

[Kaak]

*yawn*....the idea was that the boycott would cause exxon to lower prices, which would cause a price war. Surprised I had to explain that to you...

[Flubber]

Originally posted by Kaak
Price wars don't work on gas remember? that was the suggestion of the OP, and quickly got stomped on...

For good reason. When small local price wars start, the usual conclusion is that all the gasoline retailers LOSE money and no one gains much market share.

My point about the local price war is that the fact that some idiots might be having one for their own local silly reasons, is that it changes nothing about the fundamentals that might generally apply everywhere else

[Wezil]

Originally posted by Arrian


I think the term you're looking for is "train wreck."

-Arrian

Nope. Accident scene.

Single vehicle accident and Kaak was the driver.

[KrazyHorse]

http://www.jamestown.org/edm/article.php?article_id=2370666

The new year has brought new economic surprises for the average Azerbaijani citizen. The Council on Tariffs decided on January 6 to double the price of diesel fuel (from 20 cents per liter to 40 cents), giving it the same price tag as regular gasoline. Prices for light kerosene, airplane kerosene, and household heating fuel have also increased. The head of the Council, Minister of Economic Development Heydar Babayev, explained that the government sought to reduce subsidies in the energy sector as well as to prevent the smuggling of diesel fuel into neighboring countries (Trend News Agency, January 6). "Because the price of diesel is higher in Georgia and Russia than in Azerbaijan, state-funded organizations and companies are smuggling diesel into these countries," he claimed (AzTV, January 7). The government should bring in an additional $85 million from these financial measures.

[Kaak]

tisk tisk...always trying to find excuses why it won't work, instead of actually testing it to see if it would. very scientific.

[Wezil]

I may be wrong but I don't think we've even addressed the issue of whether you can get enough folks onside with the boycott to start with....

This idea has been floated for years but never goes anywhere. Not only are the larger economic issues a reality (previous 17 pages) but people can't agree on the time of day much less stick to a boycott.

[Kaak]

that was the idea wezil...forget boycotting gas, it would never work. Just boycott one company...

[Arrian]

Originally posted by Kaak
tisk tisk...always trying to find excuses why it won't work, instead of actually testing it to see if it would. very scientific.

Translation: don't bother me with facts!

Soldier bravely on, Kaak!

-Arrian

[KrazyHorse]

And we already told you that Exxon will simply shift to selling refined products to other companies' retailers.

[Wezil]

Originally posted by Kaak
that was the idea wezil...forget boycotting gas, it would never work. Just boycott one company...

Yes, I get it.

It's been tried before Kaak.

The last time round in this country we were supposed to boycott PetroCan (or was it Esso...?)

[Kaak]

there have been lots of "facts" over the years that have been disproven by experiments...