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RedInker said:

America has always had cheap fuel. I went to Florida back in 2005. A guy was stunned to find out we were paying about $2 per litre while he was whinging about paying just over $2 a gallon.


This is true. Which is why when I lived in UK part of why I never drove anywhere and took trains, buses or planes.  Right now on my commute to work I consume 2 gallons of gasoline a day.  If gas was $8 a gallon it would a huge difference in various aspects of life decisions such as home location and work location.  However, we might get decent bus (minimal now) or rail system (almost non existent) as people be more apt to use them. As of now we are completely invested in the car model in many part of the US.