Friday, January 25, 2008

Gas brains

IF the government DOES reduce the subsidy on gasoline in the country would the majority of motorists really notice? Let's say they did it one day and there were no press releases, no articles, no alerts would john motorist realize? I ask this due to the nature of the way us motorists purchase gas. Do we even bother to regard the price per litre that we're paying? Or do we just say 'yea 60 dollars please'? Obviously it's the latter so I'm really wondering if the price of gas went up if general populace would notice/care if they weren't alerted to it being a 'big deal'. I could hear it already "dred, ah find this $60 not doing what it used to in meh tank. The tank probably holdin more now, ah should put ah extra $10"
or "thaz $60?! but the thing barely reach half tank!... oh well.." *drives off*

this is based on a reduction in the subsidy and not complete removal mind you as THAT would definitely be noticeable and as my mom and others have said - there'd probably be riots. But then this country's been heading to riots for some time now so perhaps that'll just bring it on one time. We could riot about everything one time. One big mass riot for a whole week.. and then people will get fed up, go home, bend over and take it like they/we used to. Especially after the government gives them some other equivalent to free education. Legalizing marijuana perhaps.

3 comments:

GirlBlue said...

Dude get real, we don't riot that would take some sort of committment and determination on the part of the masses. As you said, everyone will pay the extra price for gas and go their way. Now if we had the Jamaican mentality however yeah man, shot call...they just had rioting over the same a couple of weeks back

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ayanna said...

well damn. i am the envy of all my friends in canada when i tell them it costs less than 75TT to fill my tank.
i've heard people say that reducing the subsidy will result in people ripping off the gas stations instead.
rioting was not an option i had considered... because that implies that there will be talk AND action instead of just TALK. and when does that happen here?
(with the exception of the unfortunate mr. vines)