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Originally Posted by KeepItGreasey
Lol Huh?
The demand for gasoline is constant. We aren't running out of oil. We aren't being forced to ration.
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It is not. The graph of the demand for oil is always changing depending on a variety of factors. However, you're forgetting about the recent surge of Chinese and Indian demand for gas; this makes it far from "constant."
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If supply and demand are stable, prices will be stable.
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True, unless the banking system being implemented is inherently
unstable.
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The demand is stable. But oil companies can (and have) cut back on production to artificially induce a shortage - aka... the supply goes down, so they raise the price (as if they were running out).
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Or, despite what random conspiracy theorists say, the unexpected demand for oil barrels causes the graph to shift right. This shift is a reflection of them doing many things from hiring new workers to even building a new refinery.
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It's pretty much impossible to boycott the oil companies. This would require that you drive 0 miles per week, and buy nothing that has been transported by land, sea, or air.
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It's not impossible, but it does require a lot of willpower to do so.