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Thread #113005   Message #2397775
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
25-Jul-08 - 02:00 PM
Thread Name: BS: Who is responsible for gas prices?
Subject: RE: BS: Who is responsible for gas prices?
Tax portion on price (U. S. dollars/gallon)

U. S.- $0.49
Canada- 1.26
Ireland- 3.92
UK-   $5.05
Germany- 5.34
Netherlands- 5.57

Dunno what people in the U. S. are fussing about.

Figures June 2008, when price/bbl at about $140/bbl.
NY Times Sunday June 29, 2008, "Savoring Bargains at the American Pump," Bill Marsh.

For a long time, Europeans have been used to paying double what Americans do- "and live accordingly."