Re: a dumb query? pls humor me

[Mike McCarty <Mike.McCarty@sbcglobal.net>]

Joe Hart wrote:
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> Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
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> > On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 08:52:27AM +0100, Joe Hart wrote:
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> > > Please don't start talking about gas prices.  It makes me think about
> > > how much we get ripped off at the pumps.  Current price is 1.40 Euro per
> > > liter.  Do the math:  1.3 Euro = 1 Dollar.  3.8 liter = 1 US Gallon.
> > >
> > > It's not much better anywhere in Europe.  That's why most people drive
> > > small cars.
> >
> > I would think that like most places, Europe's gas prices are primarily
> > taxes and not the actual cost of oil.  Besides, population densities in
> > European cities tends to be higher than in US cities, so higher prices
> > are a way of discouraging ownership/operation of personal motor vehicles
> > and use of public transit (which is much more reliable/available in most
> > European cities).
> >
> > Now, what I would be interested to know is how gas prices in Canada
> > compare to those in the US and Europe.  I know that when I visited
> > Puerto Rico a few years ago, gas prices there were comparable to Europe,
> > even though most of their taxes were comparatively quite low.  This may
> > have to do with the large number of automobiles on such a small island
> > prompting the government there to heavily tax gasoline because the
> > "audience" is captive and as a discouragement against driving too much.
> > Of course, you can drive from one end of the island to the other in just
> > a few hours.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > -Roberto
>
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> The taxes are quite high, but they are also high inside the U.S. (each
> state sets it's own tax).  However, for this country, one of the reasons

There is also FET (Federal Excise Tax). That's what all the xxx.xx 9/10
comes from. It's a luxury tax (you didn't know that gasoline is a
luxury?). Just like the one passed in 1906 or thereabouts to pay for
the Mexican-American war. The luxury is long distance calls (for
britishers, that's trunk calls), the tax was an "emergency" one, and
was "only for the duration".

NEVER believe a politician when he says that a tax is "temporary".

Mike
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