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Reply to "How to stop the Gas Companies from robbing us."

Led by the media? Hardly.

I am trained in the study of economics. The article features quotes by several prominent economists. The study of economics is the study of market forces. Market forces drive price. If you stop shopping at Exxon, you will do nothing to help or hurt the price of gas. If everyone on the earth stopped shopping at Exxon, they would lower their price temporarily and then people would once again start shopping there. Other stations might follow suit, but then the prices would go right back up to where the market forces dictate.

The price of gas isn't some big top secret collusion agreement between the oil companies or the world leaders or the Red Hat Society. It is driven by the market - the same as the price of milk, Beanie Babies, washers, Happy Meals, cars, and poodles.

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