On Fri, 2008-06-20 at 06:22 +1000, Keith Antoine wrote: > saki wrote: > > Lonni J Friedman wrote: > > > >> Gas in the SF Bay Area has been hovering around $4.65 for the past 2 > >> weeks. I've not noticed any change in traffic, it still sucks. > >> Prices could always be *alot* worse: > > > > Really, Lonnie? > > > > In this benighted Labour-(read Democrat)dictated country it's now > > around $11 a gallon (of course, some $2 goes to the company investing > > and retrieving, shipping, processing and selling the > > oil/petroleum/diesel, and the rest goes to shoring up the corrupt and > > "tax and spend" socialist "Government"). > > > > The clever ****'s place "revenue" as a tax on every gallon shipped, > > and then add VAT (Value Added Tax would you believe?) on the cost and > > the tax when you buy it. > > > > Brilliant, and this on top of the average wage earner's loss of 35% of > > his/her pay in taxation already! > > > > Think yourselves lucky! > > > > Terence > > _______________________________________________ > There is not a country where TAX is not a major component of energy > supply and GAS/PETROL/DIESEL is the particular bone of contention at > this point in time. > Here in OZ we are paying around the $1.60/$1.70 per litre at the moment > and it will be $2.00 shortly. Majority of commuters will not use the > public transport its > inconvenient, yet willing to blame government and anyone else for their > woes. Will not give up their two cars and running of children to school > or whatever sporting > events they are taxi service for. > > It is just starting to sink in that smaller cars and alternative energy > cars might just be a good thing, the average person me included can be > THICK. I'm not to upset over taxes. Oregon folks are NUTS against taxes and their roads show it. My car sounds as if it's roaring on I-5 as soon as I cross from California to Oregon. What gets me is the exorbitant profits the oil companies are making. Bob
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