Gas prices in your area!

[ELVIS]

It's below $2.40 here, but it was right at $3 just a couple months ago...

[Little Texan]

$2.29/Gal in Henderson, TX

[binnie]

It's funny listening to Americans whining about high gas prices.

We're over $6 a gallon and a net exporter of oil.

Cheers!

Much more than that four years down the line - I make it closer to $8 a gallon at today's rates......

[ELVIS]

We're over $6 a gallon and a net exporter of oil.

Cheers!

So what is it today ??

What does the $4 and change pay for, lousy health care ??

[binnie]

So what is it today ??

What does the $4 and change pay for, lousy health care ??

See my post above.

Most of price is taxation, which covers (military) defense, schools, universities, road and rail networks, hospitals, pensions and so forth. The tax on petrol (gas), cigarettes, and alcohol all goes into the big pot to cover these.

As for the UK healthcare being 'lousy', what a load of BS. As someone who's mother has been chronically (and incurably) disabled since just after I was born, I can tell you from experience that our system, whilst far not perfect, provides excellent service. Also, the average life expectancy of someone in the UK is higher than the US. That doesn't necessarily mean that our healthcare is better, however - maybe the average US life expectancy is lowered by the plethora of guns owned by the general populace :D

[GAR]

Here in San Antonio, $2.30 regular

Back in LA I last paid $3.31 for premium.

[Seshmeister]

Our health care system is a fucking miracle compared to the US.

Plus our nurses get taught science...

[Seshmeister]

Much more than that four years down the line - I make it closer to $8 a gallon at today's rates......

I think that will be because of exchange rates.

The US is too big to be allowed to fail so even though her greedy bankers caused most of the recent problems ironically it made the dollar stronger...

[ELVIS]

As someone who's mother has been chronically (and incurably) disabled since just after I was born, I can tell you from experience that our system, whilst far not perfect, provides excellent service.

:D

Excellent!

I hope your mother is alive and well...

But the gas tax is scary...

[twonabomber]

around $2.40 regular, $2.60 premium. won't be buying premium much longer, the race car will be put away soon.

[Seshmeister]

Do you think there is anything in that premium thing?

I've seen tests where it didn't make a bit of difference.

[ELVIS]

It makes a difference where the compression ratio is high...

A high compression engine can't run on low octane fuel, it will detonate...

[binnie]

Excellent!

I hope your mother is alive and well...

But the gas tax is scary...

Thanks Elvis.

Yes, the gas tax IS scary. I'm just glad I'm not a smoker - a pack of 20 over here is around $10.

[twonabomber]

my SRT runs like shit on regular.

[Seshmeister]

Thanks Elvis.

Yes, the gas tax IS scary.

It's meant to be scary.

If it wasn't for European and Jap tax rates then there wouldn't so much motivation for the car companies to come up with more efficient cars.