Thanks for the reply MAV unfortunately it sounds like a complete load of rubbish to me! It's not the point at all of where the tax revenue goes the puts fuel prices high in europe. It's the fact that high prices control excess use and encourage the development fuel efficient vehicles and machinery. High taxes don't equate with socialist governments! A civilised society should be willing to pay higher taxes, I'm not sure what the level of taxes are in the US but that's not really the point in relation to fuel costs. I was under the impression that the US had lowered taxes during the Regan era and borrowed massive quantities of cash mortgaging the future of generations to come. Hardly a REAL tax reduction policy. Another inaccuracy of your small minded reply is that the US feeds the world! That just is simply not the case. Most european countries have an excess food production. Perhaps you should try looking outwards towards the world rather than hiding in 'fortress america'.