this price is just too low! it just invites the people to waste energy!
----- Original Message ----- From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 4:27 AM Subject: Re: [USMA:20863] RE: President Carter > 2002-07-06 > > In Ohio, the amount varies with the gas station, but the average cost of low > grade is about 0.35 �, about 0.37 � for mid-grade and 0.40 � for high grade. > I know that in Europe the cost is over 1 �/L > > > I don't know what Diesel costs, as it isn't available at every station. > > John > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wizard of OS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, 2002-07-06 21:05 > Subject: [USMA:20863] RE: President Carter > > > > how much is a liter benzin? > > > > the US is the biggest energy waster! > > > > they have to increase taxes on bezin in order to make the people realize > how > > to save energy! > > > > those money could be used for metrication! > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 7:06 PM > > Subject: [USMA:20853] RE: President Carter > > > > > > > 2002-07-06 > > > > > > This is a strange American attitude, that goes beyond metrication. No > one > > > ever looks at the long term savings, just the initial start-up costs. > > > > > > As an example: road construction and repair. Instead of charging more > for > > > gasoline with a higher tax, the gas price is kept low. The revenue > > > collected for road work is insufficient to pay for constructing a decent > > > road. The government thinks they are getting off cheap with low bids, > but > > > those low bids translate into roads that don't last through the winters. > > > So, the following summer, the same road built or repaired the summer > > before > > > now is in need of repair because it is full of pot holes. > > > > > > If you add the cost of the yearly maintenance to the original cost, it > > > actually costs more, not only in money but in aggravation to the user of > > the > > > road. The state road authorities usually don't have the money to pay > for > > > all of this repair and in some cases they must constantly borrow in > other > > > cases the road is not repaired. Borrowed money must be paid back with > > > interest, the result being even less money for road repair, which in > turn > > > requires more borrowing. The cycle never ending. > > > > > > The post office is in the same mess. They are virtually bankrupt > because > > > they don't want to raise the price of postage to the same levels of > other > > > countries. For years they bragged that the American Postal system was > the > > > best in the world because you could mail a letter across the country at > > half > > > the cost other countries charge to mail letters. > > > > > > It's almost as if the only reason not to raise the prices of gas and > > postage > > > is so the US can brag to the world that we can do it cheaper, thus we > are > > > better. But, we do get what we pay for. > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Saturday, 2002-07-06 07:02 > > > Subject: [USMA:20847] RE: President Carter > > > > > > > > > > > Of Pat Naughtin > > > > > > > > Whether it is true or false, it is a variation of common arguments put > > > > up against change. > > > > > > > > > > > > >'1) cost plus on government contracts is going > > > > >to be a much bigger PLUS > > > > > > > > "Change costs money" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >'2) it'll hurt US manufacturing by making it easier for those > > > > >foreigners to sell their products here (without conversion > > > > >to US measurements)' > > > > > > > > "Those who have already changed will have an advantage" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Terry Simpson > > > > Human Factors Consultant > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > www.connected-systems.com > > > > Phone: +44 7850 511794 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
