$16 / gallon
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- Ramanisky20
JOX
Where do you live???
- kyl30
tru dat spifflink
- version30
i'm at about half that designerror but what do you pay for rent for say a 3 bdrm with basement or whats an average grocery bill given an average 2 week period whats the actual economy equal out to?
i pay $700/month about $200/2 weeks of groceries a movie ticket is $8. mimimum wage is $5.65/hr
- bulletfactory0
jox,
at least your "bling" level is still full - who knows how much it would have cost to fill that tank.
:)
- s_t_e_w0
i'm filling it up with diesel.
that's 1 Euro a liter at the moment.i can fill my car up with 55 liters, so that's about 66 USD for 560 miles driving.
- jox0
98 Octane (RON) which is the equivalent of 95 US octane. Less octane is cheaper but mine doesn't run on it.
Filled up in central Stockholm.
(On the 2nd Statoil heading towards Nortull on Birger Jarlsgatan for the Swedish bunch)
- moural0
its truecost economics. its what gas should be. not only do the governments fulfill some of their social responsibilty, there is also an environmental imact for every gallon of gas you burn and it costs money to clean it up. in america it should be about $6-8/gallon if we factored in environmental impact.
spifflink
(Oct 5 05, 12:27)The problem is none of tax money ever goes to where it should. I've read that a good percentage of the taxes on gas (in Europe) are used to fund public transportation. This, of course, makes no sense since I'm driving a car. Why the hell should that money be going to fund a bus or train? It would be better if the gasoline taxes were used on road improvements, or environmental cleanup as you mentioned. That way, someone who drives often would reap the most benefits, whilst negating their effect on the environment. On the flip side, if I don't drive much and don't use the roadways often, I would not be taxed nearly as much because I'm not purchasing those goods.
In theory taxes are healthy, but not when the money I spent on a new belt is being used to get inmate #1102 a new TV.
- jox0
Couldn't agree more, moural.
- kbags0
the last thing i want to hear is a bunch of designers pontificating about economic theory
but yikes jox, that's really rough on the bumhole
- ********0
Anyone wanna buy a Hummer? I got one for sale...cheap...
By the way, the President of GM just said in an interview he predicts gas in the US to come back down to the $2 per gallon range in a little while. On a side note, in the past few months sales of Toyotas have risen noticeable in the US in response to fuel concerns of the car buying public.
* sniff. Smells like Nostalgia...
Looks like it's the 1970's all over again..woo-hoo! Detroit companies about to go down in flames and cheap little japanese cars everywhere!!!
- s_t_e_w0
here we call $16/gallon "extorting"
- ********0
the last thing i want to hear is a bunch of designers pontificating about economic theory
kbagsI actually got my degree in politics and economic studies. I do design becuase I like it...
So do you want to hear my ideas on design?
- jox0
Not too interested in a political / economical debate myself, but this is pretty interesting http://www.forbes.com/business/g…
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go tap my neighbors lawn mower for gas.
- kbags0
LOL, then you are hereby authorized to speak extemporaneously on all matters. :P
- studderine0
yea, and you are american too. grammaself i give ya props.
- blaw0
I actually got my degree in politics and economic studies, and have the designs to prove it.
TheTick
(Oct 5 05, 12:59)----
i'm kidding!
- s_t_e_w0
jox, show us the bill, will ya.
- GrammaSeff0
thanks for my props yo
- ********0
I actually got my degree in politics and economic studies, and have the designs to prove it.
TheTick
(Oct 5 05, 12:59)----
i'm kidding!
blaw
(Oct 5 05, 13:16)
-----------------hahaha!!! I got my eye on you now blaw....my eye is ON you man..on YOU...
- stem0
Man! my heart bleeds...
Almost £1 per litre over here (you do the math)
Funny thing is, the answers are already here...