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do we really need to go over the basic principles of the market economy?
Let's say this happened, even though it's impossible since it's an unstable equlibrium (game theory, nash... look it up).
So, Given that demand is unchaged and, self-evidently, that demand is always met (please refer to the basic supply/demand model of markets and how it determines market price.. high school economics).. all this would do is drain the gas tanks of the gas retailers that aren't the ones that are being targetted. It would also create massively long lines at gas stations, waste people's time and patience. It would force people to drive greater distances to find one of the acceptable gas stations (which is economically irrational since it would unneccessarily waste gasoline.. which is insane).
If this went on for any prolonged period it would simply create a seconday wholesale market for gasoline since the demand would have to be met, and the targetted oil companies would still be producing gasoline which they would simply sell to the gasoline retailer that had a sudden increase in demand for gasoline.
It's even more stupid since gas retailers are run not by the oil companies but by individual business owners. So what this plan would actually do.. if it happened (which is impossible since it's irrational and insane) is harm a few entrepreneurs who feed their family with the money from the gas station. The oil company will still have made its money but a few people will be forced into bankrupty because of collective retardation.
The sad and pathetic part of ridiculous chain letters like this is that there are people who have so little understanding and complete ignorance about how the market ecnomomy works.. that they say "ya screw the oil companies, this is a great idea.. this could work".
Everyone needs to pick up a freaking economics text book and learn something.
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