Dave Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Try Russia: Not only do they have 5 (and somtimes more) grades at the > pump, up to 110 Octane (unheard of in the US since the 60's, except for > boats and aircraft), but a typical upper-middle grade, maybe 90 Octane, > sells for around 6 Rubles, about $0.23/14 pence, per litre! > > When you consider that the Russian State is in NO economic condition to > subsidize consumer fuel prices, I have to think *we* are getting shafted! > > Dave
I think you're right. As "low" as the US price is compared to European standards, quite a large portion of the price is Federal tax. Not long ago when the price of oil dipped, the majority of the price at the pump was tax. Jim 40N45, 111W53 =-= In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it. -- Lao Tzu
