ubiquitous said:With all respect, I don't think that this proposal makes any sense. Do you really think that if a boycott forced, say, Statoil to shut all their service stations that Texaco, Shell and the others would reduce their prices? If Tesco were forced to close in this way, would Dunnes and Lidl be cheaper? Basic economics tells us that when you remove a competitor from a market, the level of competition declines and prices go up.
if someone isn't getting any business or income from customers, they'll see what they can do to recover customers and market share. In a petrol station, the only real differential is price, so therefore that would be the first thing to be addressed.
ubiquitous said:If their business isn't viable as a result they will close.
Jister said:Petrol (Oil) is running out, the more it costs the longer it will last and the less dependent we will become on it.
ubiquitous said:For example, watch what happens the next time a US multinational announces it is pulling out of Ireland because the cost base here is too high.
heinbloed [color=black said:Oil prices increase by around $ 0.50 - per week . Pull out the calculator and see when you'll end with an empty tank and an empty wallet
heinbloed said:The head of Frankfurt a. Main airport and board member of the German Lufthansa announced only 4 weeks ago that civil aviation won't exist any more after 2050 - and becoming expensive in the mean time . Due to the lack of affordable kerosene.
LIVERLIPS said:I suppose you think ESB has a right aswell to look for another increase when they made a massive profit last year. I suggest we do not sit back and take this increase yet again as was said this is one of the main reasons US companies are moving out of the country.
LIVERLIPS said:At some garages it is 1.16 euro per litre.
CGorman said:Now what is the purpose of the ESB, why does it exist?
c) to provide quality employment to several thousend employees,
On c) it has done very well currently provideng 8,500 good pernsionable jobs - and creating employment for many more contractors. There also has been relatively little serious industrial action in the past few years. Passed
LIVERLIPS said:Just to let you know that there is meant to be a protest about the petrol prices at the moment as they keep on rising. At some garages it is 1.16 euro per litre. So tomorrow is the day we are meant to boycott the garages and give them a fright.
CCOVICH said:I take serious issue with this.
There are plenty of State bodies providing 'good pensionable jobs', why should the ESB get any credit for doing so? Also, this is and should not be it's purpose, good pensionsable employment should be a by-product of a well run and efficient company.
The ESB workers are among the best paid in the Sate. The lack of industrial action is more than likely as a result of this fact. Also, what about that fiasco last year of the peat burning stations-workers refusing to leave plants that were closing down, and still getting paid, even though they weren't doing any work.
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