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BadNick · 06-23-2008, 07:31 AM

conversion factors FTW! ...$1.29 per liter = $4.88 per gallon

Just yesterday I got a kick out of what one of the Arab oil ministers said about the "high price" of gas in the U.S. Basically he said "what are you complaining about?"...compared to the price of gas in Europe and many other parts of the world, the current price of gas in the U.S. is still probably not high enough to give adequate incentive for development of alternatives...though it seems we are creeping in that direction. Gas is still relatively cheap in countries that subsidize the price of gasoline...like Mexico, hence the growing number of people from the bordering U.S. driving down there to get gas and the tax on the Mexican people is paying for those lower prices.

06-23-2008, 07:31 AM	#58 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	conversion factors FTW! ...$1.29 per liter = $4.88 per gallon Just yesterday I got a kick out of what one of the Arab oil ministers said about the "high price" of gas in the U.S. Basically he said "what are you complaining about?"...compared to the price of gas in Europe and many other parts of the world, the current price of gas in the U.S. is still probably not high enough to give adequate incentive for development of alternatives...though it seems we are creeping in that direction. Gas is still relatively cheap in countries that subsidize the price of gasoline...like Mexico, hence the growing number of people from the bordering U.S. driving down there to get gas and the tax on the Mexican people is paying for those lower prices. Last edited by BadNick; 06-23-2008 at 07:39 AM..