phinch1 said:
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DarkCronos said:
you guys are lucky to live in america. in europe gas prices are way higher. the cheapest i can find around my area is 1.558 €/liter but the majority of gas stations are already over 1.600 €. with the conversion € - > $ and liters -> gallon it should be about 8$ /gallon |
Luck has nothing to do with it.
Europeon gas is so expensive because of Pro-enviroment laws.
Like for example the German tax on gas is like $1.70 per Litre... which is like $6.29 per Galon.
The US Federal Gas tax is like... $0.18 cents a galon.
So really, if anything, the US is probably getting ripped off since taxes removed, our gas is more expensive!
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hmmmm really? at the end of it when it comes to paying for it over the counter compare to other countrys you actually feel america is getting "ripped off"?
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Sure. I mean other countries voted in polticians who favored expensive gas taxes to curb gas usage and global warming.
We should be paying the same rate europeons pay including the taxes seen as our average car in america Drinks way more fuel than in the EU
Think gas is too high? Put in politicians to lower or repeal the tax.
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Nah, if anything that's why we shouldn't pay europeon style taxes on it.
That and the fact that you actually need a car to survive in the US.
Can't even get a job in a lot of places if you don't have a car.
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Oh....you mean like everywhere else? a lot of people who are searching for jobs in the UK can't get them in the same town and need to travel
if you feel so hard done by in the US how about you pay my petrol bill and ill pay yours? i'd gladley swap
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No, not like everywhere else. In the US in a lot of parts in the country you can't even get to a job in the same town or if your lucky, a 20 minute walk to catch 2-3 busses that take around 50 minutes a piece.
As for switcing gas bills. Taxes excluded? Sure.
Think about it rationally for a second.
Say I live in an area that puts a $250 dollar tax on TVs, and buy a TV for 450.
You don't have such a tax and pay 250.
You are clearly getting ripped off by $50.
Why should you feel bad I'm paying more for a tax that my area passed by supporting the policies that inacted it?
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Do you actually think America is THAT different? Ive just said a lot of people travel to other towns, we also get trains and bus's to travel to work, college or uni in other major cities, aha and don't get me started on electronics, when you were paying $299 on a ps3 in america we were paying £249, not going to use a converter but off top of my head thats about $480
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I'm not talking major cities.
I'm talking anywhere from cities to small towns that can't afford many if any buses...
and I KNOW is that america is different because i've taken urban planning classes.
A much larger percentage of US areas were built after the car became a common place everyday item.
As for the bolded. Kinda exactly my point. When you don't count taxes were paying more for gas then you are.... and we don't have the same excuses the UK does, like a smaller market.
