Gas isn't expensive, tax is. Low octane (95) is US$ 3.65/US gallon
in Sweden and it's probably another 15% more in Norway. The
gasoline without tax is US$ 1.35/US-gallon and the rest goes to
school to teach the next generation how to count when they run
out of fingers ;-)
Thomas
Mark Dent wrote:
> I have kept quiet the last few times this has come up but... Please. My
> opinion is that gas is one of the best values for your money. I can not go
> anywhere without it and for a few bucks I get go wherever I want to go. A
> 20 oz. Coke is $1.00 and gets you nothing. Coffee is cheap yet no one
> complains that the morning cup cost $2. The markup on just about
> everything is higher than the profit is on gas. That is why most gas
> stations are becoming mini marts. Here in Maryland the tax alone is 60
> cents a gallon. If you can figure a way to find the oil, refine it,
> transport it, store it and dispense it, without blowing anyone up for less
> than it cost now, good luck. Don't forget some people on this list work
> for ExxonMobil (not me, this just is a pet peeve of mine) and many more
> work in some aspect of the Oil Industry. Be careful of who you send this
> stuff too.. it might piss some of them off. I don't criticize what anybody
> else on this list does for a living, don't criticize what I do. (But I
> don't work in that field..I just know people who do)
>
> Off the box for now......
> Mark
> Baltimore
> 1964 1500
> 1967 2000
> 1968 1600
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