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Way off-topic but it was mentioned in another thread (which I cannot find) about how much fuel costs in the US compared to the UK. Elsewhere somebody gave me this link which gives a baseline currency equivalent for fuel across Europe and the US. See page 2: http://www.theaa.com/onlinenews/allaboutcars/fuel/2011/march2011.pdf
No more complaining about the $4/gal!
-------------------- Geoff M. Posts: 2426 | From: Apple Valley, CA | Registered: Sep 2000
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Rotten thing is, over there the fuel tax is regarded as a source of general revenue, with only a fraction dedicated towards highway and road maintenance. The percentage of the price at the pump that is tax is outrageously high, often close to three-quarters of the total; so in such countries, the untaxed price per US gallon is actually lower than what is charged in the USA right now.
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Several years ago Wisconsin voters removed a provision to automatically increase the gas tax each year without vote or comment. Then the governor took money from the transportation fund to balance other parts of the budget. But not to worry, my pothole infested friends, our new Gov is squarely in the pocket of the road construction lobby - even to the extent of give a high-paying gov't job to the unqualified, undereducated, (2-GUI-earning) son of a major road builder campaign contributor. Not to worry - since the appointment became public, said youngster was demoted and then resigned. Wisconsin used to have a good reputation for clean government. Perhaps they used to be better at hiding things like this or something else has changed.
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Huh??? Wisconsin is known for the potholes in their highway system, going back to the 1990's, and maybe earlier. I was going to Racine every May staring in 1997. Potholes were legendary.
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Some water filled potholes in Minnesota are rumored to contain the Loch Ness monster and a few abandoned Yugos. Then there was the cartoon of the gentleman covering a puddle with his coat for a lady, -and she and the coat both disappear. Wisconsin got nuthin' on us. We take pride in our potholes and the millions they generate for the auto repair industry.
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At Paintball Sam's in Racine there was a sign that warned everyone to avoid the potholes that had ducks or geese in them.
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David Letterman used to joke about the NYC potholes on his late night talk show; not sure if he still does. One of his lines was that the potholes near the studio were so big, they had their own gift shops.
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quote: The percentage of the price at the pump that is tax is outrageously high [/QB]
Good! The difference between the US and the UK is that over here even small out of the way places usually have some level of public transport. The distances involved, never mind the lack of an alternative, means that many US folks have no alternative to driving.
In the UK every opinion poll going says that people believe that there should be more investment in public transport and less cars on the road ....but as long as it is somebody else who gives up their's!Posts: 395 | From: england | Registered: Sep 2002
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