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Originally Posted by seaver
Europe pays the same amount per barrel that we do pre-taxes. They pay more because it pays for their socialist policies. So we are getting closer to what Europe used to pay. Until our taxes raise to their levels they'll always pay higher.
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Yes, for sure, and they also drive fewer miles than we do, for the most part. I've heard my European friends bitch for years about the price of gas in America, how it wasn't what they paid. But when you look at Sweden's housing policies (basically free, for most anyone) and virtually free health care in the UK, then it seems to even out. At least, in my perspective.