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Sick of paying a fortune for petrol? There is a SIMPLE solution. Oil
companies and petrol suppliers are colluding to form a monopoly. To fight back, all that consumers need to do is to act as one. The following information holds the key to never paying more than 80 cents per litre for petrol in Australia. This information was published more than 6 months ago but Australian consumers appear to be happy to pay more than $1.30 per litre because nobody has bothered to spread the word. If you send this to 10 people and those 10 send it to 10 people and so on, then it will only take about a week to spread the word to every Australian with an email address. Then it should only take about another 2 to 3 weeks of everybody using their collective consumer power when buying petrol and we won't have to pay more than 80 cents per litre for fuel, EVER! Australian consumers are being played for suckers by the oil companies and their good buddies - the politicians. --------------------snip--------------------------- HOW CONSUMERS CONTROL THE PRICE OF PETROL THE SHORT ANSWER If people simply stopped purchasing any petrol whatsoever from a single leading oil company until the price drops to 80 cents per litre, the price of petrol would drop to that amount in about two to three weeks. This really works, it has worked in the past and will work every time. Whenever the price of petrol rises above 80 cents per litre, if everyone stopped buying from a single chosen leading supplier and ONLY started buying from them again when the price drops below 80 cents per litre - the price will stay below 80 cents per litre. But EVERYONE must do it, no exceptions. It would require people buying petrol from anyone except the chosen oil company. The only way Australian consumers could make this work is to all participate. This means that every Australian needs to know about this. To achieve this, everybody needs to spread the word to everyone they know. Spread the word. The sooner all Australians know how to use their combined purchasing power the sooner consumers will control the price of petrol. HOW IT WORKS For those who are sceptical or just curious, this is how it works. It's a simple case of economics. Before starting, everyone needs to know that the Australian Government employs economists and contracts the services of economic consultancy firms that will always toe the government line. So these economists will say that this strategy won't work because the government doesn't want Australian consumers to control the price of petrol. The government doesn't want the price of petrol to drop because when consumers pay 50 cents more for petrol, the government gets an extra 5 cents GST for every litre sold. This means that the government actively supports the oil companies when they dictate the higher prices Australians pay for petrol. The fact remains, however, that when consumers use their collective purchasing power, consumers will control prices - this is a fundamental economic reality. I have been told that this information has been sent to peak motoring bodies and the media and they won't publish it because they get their kickbacks from the oil companies too. The government wants the price of petrol to continually increase, so they allow (support) the oil companies to collude. Everyone knows that oil companies in Australia work together to fix prices and the government supports it. The problem is proving it when the government supports it. The collusion enables the multiple oil companies to act as one, just like a monopoly where any price can be charged and the consumer will be FORCED to pay as they have NO CHOICE. This means that the supplier controls the price rather than normal market forces (supply and demand). The way around the situation is for consumers to break the oil company alliance (virtual monopoly) and force them to compete. This is easily achieved by getting the market leaders to compete "head to head" for sales. If ONE of the leading oil companies suffers a dramatic reduction in sales, then that company will suffer a backup in production and massive losses in revenue. Therefore, supply of petrol will be greater than the demand. The only way for the oil company to restore a balance to this over-supply (and loss of revenue) is to reduce the price to a point where demand will equal the supply. Quite simply, if all Australians stopped buying petrol from ONE market leader until the price drops to 80 cents per litre before buying from that company, then 80 cents per litre will become the market price as every other supplier would need to charge that amount to sell their petrol. In a free and competitive market, consumers set the price of goods as demand will lower as prices increase. When a price rises too high, then people will be less likely to purchase from that supplier. This will not occur where there is only once supplier (a monopoly) or when multiple suppliers act as one through collusion. Unfortunately, we all need petrol and the oil companies collude to form a virtual monopoly. In a country like Australia where we all have to travel great distances to get anywhere, the oil companies can exert a greater power over the consumer. Unlike Europe where you can drive through 3 countries in one day, our 1 country takes more than 3 days to cross. We all need petrol in Australia and lots of it. This means that through their collusion, the greedy oil companies are successfully exploiting Australian consumers. Now, if everyone stopped buying petrol, the price would drop. But as stated, we all need petrol. This leaves the consumer with only one alternative. Consumers must stop buying petrol from ONE (ONLY ONE) of the market leaders. If consumers stopped buying petrol from a minor player in the market, then the impact would not be great enough to cause a shift in the price. It would only force the minor player out of the market. It is, therefore, essential to stop buying petrol from a market leader until the price drops to 80 cents. Once that market leader lowers the price to 80 cents then everyone can resume buying from that oil company. This then sets the price for all other players in the market. The minute they raise the price above 80 cents then EVERY consumer must immediately stop buying from that oil company until the price again drops to 80 cents. So, from which market leader should Australians stop purchasing petrol? Firstly, there are only a few market leaders in Australia from which to choose so the alternatives are limited. The chosen market leader must be large enough to impact the entire market when the oil giant is forced to lower the price of petrol in order to have demand equal supply and regain revenue. Secondly, It would be wise to stop buying from a market leader that other big businesses relying on to attract consumers to their business. The big businesses that co-locate with petrol stations include McDonalds and other high profile retailers. By targeting an oil company that have big businesses co-located with their service stations, the loss of customers will also impact those other major companies. Those big businesses will then pressure the targeted oil company to lower the petrol prices to bring consumers back to their businesses. This will result in greater pressure than just reduced petrol sales to be applied to the targeted oil company. Oil companies are working hard to get all Australians used to paying a lot more than $1.30 per litre for petrol. The government and the media are also working hard together telling us all to get used to paying more than $1.30 per litre. They are all in league with the oil companies to break the Australian consumer's resistance to paying higher petrol prices. Even the government's economists are continually telling us to get ready to pay more than $1.50 per litre. Once consumers become used to paying that price, the oil companies and government will again work together to ratchet up the price even further. It makes you wonder if Australian consumers will ever wake up to what is being done to them. The only way to stop the oil companies from colluding and forcing Australian consumers to pay more than the true market value is to get consumers to join together. By using COLLECTIVE purchasing power, consumers will set the price paid for petrol. This is the way it should be, ask any economist. MARKET FORCES DETERMINE PRICE IN A "COMPETITIVE" MARKET. Suppliers can only set prices when a government permits a non-competitive market environment to exist. The mere fact that oil companies set the price in Australia is PROOF that natural market forces have failed through the government allowing oil companies to collude. In the United States they pay approximately 55 - 60 cents per litre for unleaded petrol and there is absolutely no reason for Australians to pay any more than the Australian dollar equivalent. This means Australians should not be paying more than 80 cents per litre. Oil companies are are skimming an extra 30 to 50 cents off Australian consumers. The only reason they do this is because the Australian government allows it and consumers don't resist it. SPREAD THE WORD - EVERY AUSTRALIAN CONSUMER WILL NEED TO USE THEIR PURCHASING POWER IF THEY WANT TO BREAK THE OIL COMPANIES' CONTROL OVER PETROL PRICES! ------------------snip------------------ ALL CONSUMERS NEED DO IS PICK THE APPROPRIATE LEADING OIL COMPANY. |
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On 2006-04-19, cfsmtb (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: Except for the fact I love Chilli-Salt Squid with ginger & extra crispy noodles. homer drool /homer Bought or one of your specialities? -- TimC "I give up," said Pierre de Fermat's friend. "How DO you keep a mathematician busy for 350 years?" |
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dtmeister Wrote: cfsmtb wrote: Wrote: Sick of paying a fortune for petrol? There is a SIMPLE solution. Oil companies and petrol suppliers are colluding to form a monopoly. To fight back, all that consumers need to do is to act as one. I tell you now, it's all a vast fishy conspiracy. So when are the government going to admit we'll being attacked by giant killer squid? We've seen their evil groupthink at work, slowly infiltrating local councils, subtly altering state government policies and even telling Johnny what to do! Nothing will stop GIANT KILLER SQUID from their final goal - TOTAL WORLD DOMINATION!!! Exactly! Valerie, get a grip. Petrol prices are the least of our worries, WHAT ABOUT THE FREAKING GIANT KILLER SQUID? LOOK BEHIND YOU! -- ..dt preezachary... spicy salt on giant killer squid, rot gut chaser and a wash down with brew..ahhhhhh Bring on the squid Johnnie !!! weez dareYa -- rooman |
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On 2006-04-19, dtmeister wrote:
Exactly! Valerie, get a grip. Petrol prices are the least of our worries, WHAT ABOUT THE FREAKING GIANT KILLER SQUID? LOOK BEHIND YOU! I thought that was a three headed monkey. -- My Usenet From: address now expires after two weeks. If you email me, and the mail bounces, try changing the bit before the "@" to "usenet". |
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Stuart Lamble Wrote: On 2006-04-19, dtmeister wrote: Exactly! Valerie, get a grip. Petrol prices are the least of our worries, WHAT ABOUT THE FREAKING GIANT KILLER SQUID? LOOK BEHIND YOU! I thought that was a three headed monkey. -- My Usenet From: address now expires after two weeks. If you email me, and the mail bounces, try changing the bit before the "@" to "usenet".] WHAT ABOUT THE PRICE OF BIKES? Sick of paying a fortune for bikes? There is a SIMPLE solution. Bike shops and bike suppliers are colluding to form a monopoly. To fight back, all that consumers need to do is to act as one. The following information holds the key to never paying more than $100 for bikes in Australia. This information was published more than 6 months ago but Australian consumers appear to be happy to pay more than $2000 for a bike because nobody has bothered to spread the word. If you send this to 10 people and those 10 send it to 10 people and so on, then it will only take about a week to spread the word to every Australian with an email address. Then it should only take about another 2 to 3 weeks of everybody using their collective consumer power when buying bikes and we won't have to pay more than $100 for a bike, EVER! Australian consumers are being played for suckers by the bike companies and their good buddies - the politicians. --------------------snip--------------------------- HOW CONSUMERS CONTROL THE PRICE OF BIKES THE SHORT ANSWER If people simply stopped purchasing any bikes whatsoever from a single leading bike company until the price drops to $100 per bike, the price of bikes would drop to that amount in about two to three weeks. This really works, it has worked in the past and will work every time. Whenever the price of bikes rises above $100 per bike, if everyone stopped buying from a single chosen leading supplier and ONLY started buying from them again when the price drops below $100 per bike - the price will stay below $100. But EVERYONE must do it, no exceptions. It would require people buying bikes from anyone except the chosen bike company. The only way Australian consumers could make this work is to all participate. This means that every Australian needs to know about this. To achieve this, everybody needs to spread the word to everyone they know. Spread the word. The sooner all Australians know how to use their combined purchasing power the sooner consumers will control the price of bikes. HOW IT WORKS For those who are sceptical or just curious, this is how it works. It's a simple case of economics. Before starting, everyone needs to know that the Australian Government employs economists and contracts the services of economic consultancy firms that will always toe the government line. So these economists will say that this strategy won't work because the government doesn't want Australian consumers to control the price of bikes. The government doesn't want the price of bikes to drop because when consumers pay $1,900 more for bikes, the government gets an extra $190 GST for every bike sold. This means that the government actively supports the bike companies when they dictate the higher prices Australians pay for bikes. The fact remains, however, that when consumers use their collective purchasing power, consumers will control prices - this is a fundamental economic reality. I have been told that this information has been sent to peak cycling bodies and the media and they won't publish it because they get their kickbacks from the bike companies too. The government wants the price of bikes to continually increase, so they allow (support) the bike companies to collude. Everyone knows that bike companies in Australia work together to fix prices and the government supports it. The problem is proving it when the government supports it. The collusion enables the multiple bike companies to act as one, just like a monopoly where any price can be charged and the consumer will be FORCED to pay as they have NO CHOICE. This means that the supplier controls the price rather than normal market forces (supply and demand). The way around the situation is for consumers to break the bike company alliance (virtual monopoly) and force them to compete. This is easily achieved by getting the market leaders to compete "head to head" for sales. If ONE of the leading bike companies suffers a dramatic reduction in sales, then that company will suffer a backup in production and massive losses in revenue. Therefore, supply of bikes will be greater than the demand. The only way for the bike company to restore a balance to this over-supply (and loss of revenue) is to reduce the price to a point where demand will equal the supply. Quite simply, if all Australians stopped buying bikes from ONE market leader until the price drops to $100 before buying from that company, then $100 will become the market price as every other supplier would need to charge that amount to sell their bikes. In a free and competitive market, consumers set the price of goods as demand will lower as prices increase. When a price rises too high, then people will be less likely to purchase from that supplier. This will not occur where there is only one supplier (a monopoly) or when multiple suppliers act as one through collusion. Unfortunately, we all need bikes and the bike companies collude to form a virtual monopoly. In a country like Australia where we all have to travel great distances to get anywhere, the bike companies can exert a greater power over the consumer. Unlike Europe where you can ride through 3 countries in one day, our 1 country takes more than 3 days to cross. We all need bikes in Australia and lots of them. This means that through their collusion, the greedy bike companies are successfully exploiting Australian consumers. Now, if everyone stopped buying bikes, the price would drop. But as stated, we all need bikes. This leaves the consumer with only one alternative. Consumers must stop buying bikes from ONE (ONLY ONE) of the market leaders. If consumers stopped buying bikes from a minor player in the market, then the impact would not be great enough to cause a shift in the price. It would only force the minor player out of the market. It is, therefore, essential to stop buying bikes from a market leader until the price drops to $100. Once that market leader lowers the price to $100 then everyone can resume buying from that bike company. This then sets the price for all other players in the market. The minute they raise the price above $100 then EVERY consumer must immediately stop buying from that bike company until the price again drops to $100. So, from which market leader should Australians stop purchasing bikes? Firstly, there are only a few market leaders in Australia from which to choose so the alternatives are limited. The chosen market leader must be large enough to impact the entire market when the bike giant is forced to lower the price of bikes in order to have demand equal supply and regain revenue. Secondly, It would be wise to stop buying from a market leader that other big businesses relying on to attract consumers to their business. The big businesses that co-locate with bike shops include high profile retailers. By targeting a bike company that has big businesses co-located with their bike shops, the loss of customers will also impact those other major companies. Those big businesses will then pressure the targeted bike company to lower the bike prices to bring consumers back to their businesses. This will result in greater pressure than just reduced bike sales to be applied to the targeted bike company. Bike companies are working hard to get all Australians used to paying a lot more than $2000 for bikes. The government and the media are also working hard together telling us all to get used to paying more than $2000. They are all in league with the bike companies to break the Australian consumer's resistance to paying higher bike prices. Even the government's economists are continually telling us to get ready to pay more than $2000. Once consumers become used to paying that price, the bike companies and government will again work together to ratchet up the price even further. It makes you wonder if Australian consumers will ever wake up to what is being done to them. The only way to stop the bike companies from colluding and forcing Australian consumers to pay more than the true market value is to get consumers to join together. By using COLLECTIVE purchasing power, consumers will set the price paid for bikes. This is the way it should be, ask any economist. MARKET FORCES DETERMINE PRICE IN A "COMPETITIVE" MARKET. Suppliers can only set prices when a government permits a non-competitive market environment to exist. The mere fact that bike companies set the price in Australia is PROOF that natural market forces have failed through the government allowing bike companies to collude. Bike companies are are skimming an extra $1500 to $2000 off Australian consumers. The only reason they do this is because the Australian government allows it and consumers don't resist it. SPREAD THE WORD - EVERY AUSTRALIAN CONSUMER WILL NEED TO USE THEIR PURCHASING POWER IF THEY WANT TO BREAK THE BIKE COMPANIES' CONTROL OVER BIKE PRICES! ------------------snip------------------ ALL CONSUMERS NEED DO IS PICK THE APPROPRIATE LEADING BIKE COMPANY. -- SteveA |
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substitute as follows: Petrol/Bikes for Policiticans Pay for , for Vote for now that's one that will probably garner some support...just think, no one votes for anyone...woohoo then there will be a nice new order and bikers take over as we have the way, the light and the bike (ding...light goes on!) just think, no cars & no pollies, ergo no need for oil in such a high demand, as they are mutually dependant upon each other.. -- rooman |
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On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 21:56:01 +1000, cfsmtb wrote:
I tell you now, it's all a vast fishy conspiracy. So when are the government going to admit we'll being attacked by giant killer squid? We've seen their evil groupthink at work, slowly infiltrating local councils, subtly altering state government policies and even telling Johnny what to do! Nothing will stop GIANT KILLER SQUID from their final goal - TOTAL WORLD DOMINATION!!! I read/saw something the other day that said the world biomass of squid was already more than that of humans. So... kilo for kilo, we're already p'wned. All you base belong to GKS. -kt PS Salt & pepper squid for me. -- Kingsley Turner, (mailto: ) http://MadDogsBreakfast.com/ABFAQ - news:aus.bicycle Frequenly Asked Questions |
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