For any boycott to work, people must stop using the product. A boycott from April 7-9 would be a 'feel good' boycott. Most folks are saying they'll just fillup on the 6th. And keep driving. If everybody does this, the only folks hurt would be the stores selling the gas. The refineries will keep producing at the same rate.(posted 9635 days ago)Now, if everybody in the country really boycotted, there would be ripples, and prices would fall. No driving for three days. No electricty used for three days. No heating oil. No natural gas. Don't do anything that might consume fossil fuels for three days. Of course, that ain't gonna happen. Everybody'd lose their jobs and all the food in the icebox.
What can the government do? Good question! Lower gas taxes for one. Won't happen. Lower taxes on drilling new wells. Eliminate wellhead taxes. Royalty owners pay state, federal, county, school, fire district, water district, and other taxes. Then they pay income tax on what's leftover. A few years ago, Uncle Sam gave tax breaks for drilling in formations that are expensive to produce. Since then, the only drilling in my area (Panola County, Tx Onetime gas capital of the country) is in the 'tight sand' expensive to produce formations. Add incentives and people in the business of producing what we, the consumers want, will produce it.
I too, long for the day, when we don't need cars anymore, but in the meantime, I'll keep driving. (and keep looking for that one special mule...riding and plowing and packing)