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Letter: Locals oblivious to high fuel costs

Friday, May 18, 2001 | 4:11 a.m.

I wish good luck to the reader who wants to organize Las Vegas residents to boycott the gas pumps. Unfortunately, he needs to wake up and smell reality.

There are too many people who live here that really don't care that much about the almighty dollar (excuse me, $2) because they either have more money than most, or they deduct it from their expense accounts.

The one thing I would like is for the president of the Nevada Gasoline Retailers Association to quit giving us the "good news" and the fact that he knows fuel prices won't reach $3 a gallon. Every time he opens his mouth about the price of fuel at retail outlets, it automatically starts rising. It's like he gave them the green light to go to $2.99.

As for President Bush saying he wouldn't raise a finger to help the public even if the cost got to $3 ... that doesn't surprise me at all. I'd like to know the last time Bush ever paid for fuel out of his own pocket.

JOE SCHAERER

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