Nick,
Not to make too fine a point, but what what part of
that price is taxes? And how many 'middlemen' between
you and the oilfield? The price will float up to the
highest level the market supports, and the greatest
determinant of that is government policy. Follow the
money, that will tell the tale!
(who is getting *paid* ?)
The reason prices are lower overall in the US is that
the rascals in office know it would mean their a**es
if they let them rise too much. Look how they are
caving in and scurrying around like blind mice due to
higher heating oil pricess in NE U.S.
Carter
--- Nick Moseley <nmoseley@comsavings.com> wrote:
>
> The station across the street from my office is 70.9
> cents per litre, at
> 4.54 litres to a gallon equals $3.21 per gallon.
> Now tell me again, how bad even $2.20 per gallon
> would be. I'm in BC,
> apparently its as high as 80 cents/litre in Toronto
> ($3.63/gallon). I may be
> using Imperial as opposed to US gallons, but it
> still hurts!
> Why am I still smiling? Because in less than a
> month, I'll be driving my
> Spit again. (Just waiting for monsoons over here on
> the Wet Coast of Canada
> to abate). The VOLVO is safe, easy to drive because
> I don't have to pay
> attention to the traffic around me, (according to
> list consensus anyway!)
> but just isn't the same.
>
> Nick Moseley
> Manager, Training and Development
> Community Savings
> 76 and two 78 Spits
> 2 Volvos
> 1 BMW
>
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