# the benfits of high gas prices **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [May 16, 2004, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-benfits-of-high-gas-prices/245383 "2004-05-16T05:00:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-benfits-of-high-gas-prices/245383/21 "2004-05-17T08:24:10Z")
> [@SanibelMan](#): > > It’s too bad they couldn’t have waited until the fall; Honda is supposed to come out with a hybrid Accord then. Oh, they wanted to wait for the Accord in the fall, but the transmission on their current car took a sharp turn for the worse this weekend, forcing their hand. ---
**Author:** ![iamme99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/57b2e6/32.png) [@iamme99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamme99)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-benfits-of-high-gas-prices/245383/22 "2004-05-17T11:01:16Z")
Well, this perennial favorite is again making the 'net rounds. 😃 > [@](#): > > It has been calculated that if everyone in the united states did not purchase a drop of gasoline for one day and all at the same time, the oil companies would choke on their stockpiles. > > At the same time it would hit the entire industry with a net loss of over 4.6 Billion dollars which affects the bottom lines of the oil companies. > > Therefore May19th has been formally declared "stick it up their behind " day and the people of this nation should not buy a single drop of gasoline that day. > > The only way this can be done is if you forward this e-mail to as many people as you can and as quickly as you can to get the word out. > > Waiting on this administration to step in and control the prices is not going to happen. What happened to the reduction and control in prices that the Arab nations promised two weeks ago? > > Remember one thing, not only is the price of gasoline going up but at the same time airlines are forced to raise their prices, trucking companies are forced to raise their prices which effects prices on everything that is shipped. Things like food, clothing, building materials, medical supplies etc. Who pays in the end? We do! > > We can make a difference. If they don’t get the message after one day, we will do it again and again. > > So do your part and spread the word. Forward this email to everyone you know. Mark your calendars and make May 19th a day that the citizens of the united states say "enough is enough. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-benfits-of-high-gas-prices/245383/23 "2004-05-17T11:26:37Z")
> [@komrade](#): > > decrease in “road rage incidents” And a Mach-10 can’t be fired from a Schwinn? Road-Rage is a media term to get you to watch the news. It still happens, but when is the last time you’ve seen it reported nationwide? It’s right up there with the shark attacks in Florida, School shootings in KY, CO, MN et al. It happens, but it’s no longer the cause _du jour_. Judging from the username you used, I’ll take your argument with a grain of sa…er, a shot of Southern Comfort. ---
**Author:** ![Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_You_Big_Red_Fire_Engine)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-benfits-of-high-gas-prices/245383/24 "2004-05-17T11:27:57Z")
wow. America’s oil companies must go almost bunk every public holiday 😉 Man I want to email back the bastards who send me that crap with a big WHOOOOOSH! ---
**Author:** ![peacenik\_tasmanian\_devil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/eb9ed0/32.png) [@peacenik\_tasmanian\_devil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peacenik_tasmanian_devil)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-benfits-of-high-gas-prices/245383/25 "2004-05-17T14:58:26Z")
> [@komrade](#): > > less cars on the road > rush hour would be sane > fewer traffic accidents/ fatalities > cheaper car insurance > lower polution levels > fewer wasteful/unnescessary trips > decrease in “road rage incidents” > improved bus/transit systems" Why should I care about these from your list? I would have to be rich to enjoy them. Since I’m not I would have to take a huge hit in my quality of life (read 5 hours a day of travel on foot) to give them to some rich bastard. I live in the country so the bus would useless. Before anyone suggests I move the dumb laws towns have like laws **dictating what I can do on my own property** such as that law againest house furniture on the porch. I mean WTF? Nope moving to the city would also do alot of harm to me. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-benfits-of-high-gas-prices/245383/26 "2004-05-17T20:54:16Z")
> [@iamme99](#): > > Well, this perennial favorite is again making the 'net rounds. 😃 Yep, I Snopesed my mama this morning! ---
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-benfits-of-high-gas-prices/245383/27 "2004-05-17T21:25:17Z")
> [@](#): > > Therefore May19th has been formally declared "stick it up their behind " day and the people of this nation should not buy a single drop of gasoline that day. I’m just amused by people who apparently have no qualms about using a disgusting, graphic insult, yet just can’t bring themselves to use the word “butt” or “ass”. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![komrade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@komrade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/komrade)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-benfits-of-high-gas-prices/245383/28 "2004-05-18T00:19:03Z")
> [@duffer](#): > > And a Mach-10 can’t be fired from a Schwinn? Road-Rage is a media term to get you to watch the news. It still happens, but when is the last time you’ve seen it reported nationwide? It’s right up there with the shark attacks in Florida, School shootings in KY, CO, MN et al. It happens, but it’s no longer the cause _du jour_. > > Judging from the username you used, I’ll take your argument with a grain of sa…er, a shot of Southern Comfort. hello -didn’t think of the schwinn/ mach 10 combination -sometimes i watch the news with a laugh track in mind or i shake my head in disbelief -make mine a double shot of southern comfort & a hammer to my head ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-benfits-of-high-gas-prices/245383/29 "2005-09-01T16:51:18Z")
I think this thread may have a little more relevancy now. Was gas really two bucks a gallon just in May? Oh, man… ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-benfits-of-high-gas-prices/245383/30 "2005-09-01T16:59:29Z")
The topic may have relevance, but this thread has some material that we really don’t need displayed over. Please start a new thread and link to this one if you feel it is needed for your discussion. This one is closed. [/Moderator Mode] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-benfits-of-high-gas-prices/245383.md?page=1)