Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below Devastation said:
And ours are kept artificially high.
In some states, gas is hit with excise taxes of over 50 cents before additional state and local taxes kick in. Sweet, huh?
Also there are some shipping issues that are less relevant to Iraqis.
someone explain to me why iraqi's are only paying 5 cents a gallon for gas
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And ours are kept artificially high.
In some states, gas is hit with excise taxes of over 50 cents before additional state and local taxes kick in. Sweet, huh?
Also there are some shipping issues that are less relevant to Iraqis.
Razorguns
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JerseyArt said:
Our prices are high -- cuz us dumbasses can afford it, and will continue paying for it. Gas Stations are one of a handful of retail outlets, where higher prices don't affect their bottom line. I don't know any in my city who are going out of business.
In Iraq -- If the price there was the same as here -- no one could afford it. Point blank. With no one buying it, there'd be no profits for the companies. Hence why they set it to a level that is suitable for that area (plus they *can* do it -- since there's no taxes, and lot less shipping and refinement costs. Our gas isn't the same as theirs).
Free Markets set prices (with a hand in the cookie jar thanks to the government). Even *we* here in the US have a ceiling. If it gets too high that it gets to national crisis-level -- amazing how alternatives would get created in response.
Like the oil crisis 20 years ago. Amazing how it created a whole new trend of more efficient non-gas-guzzling cars in response.
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i put only premium gas in my car.. cost me 35 to fill it up last night..
rsnoble-im-back
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This is the GOP's trade off to keep them happy for killing tens of thousands of their woman and children.
I wouldn't get to upset about it though, I think theres only like 7 iraqis that own cars anyhow-lol.
My irk (yes I understand commodities) is when a gas station has already purchased 50,000 gallons of gas at last weeks price and 1 minute later it's worth 2x as much. Rotten mother fukers!
I wouldn't get to upset about it though, I think theres only like 7 iraqis that own cars anyhow-lol.
My irk (yes I understand commodities) is when a gas station has already purchased 50,000 gallons of gas at last weeks price and 1 minute later it's worth 2x as much. Rotten mother fukers!
