I Want to Understand Why Gas Prices are So Damned High

Crusader · 03-12-2012, 02:13 AM

We pay about $8 per gallon in Sweden right now. Our taxes on gas are really high. But I went trough college for free and don't pay much for healthcare so I'm pretty happy about it.

saintfan · 03-12-2012, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by Crusader

We pay about $8 per gallon in Sweden right now. Our taxes on gas are really high. But I went trough college for free and don't pay much for healthcare so I'm pretty happy about it.

Taxes will be that high here eventually.

SapperSaint · 03-12-2012, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by saintfan

Taxes will be that high here eventually.

As high as a female giraffes' female part!

It would sound better if I could type it the way you say it.

SloMotion · 03-13-2012, 05:56 AM

Originally Posted by Crusader

We pay about $8 per gallon in Sweden right now. Our taxes on gas are really high. But I went trough college for free and don't pay much for healthcare so I'm pretty happy about it.

Originally Posted by saintfan

Taxes will be that high here eventually.

... of course, we'll somehow miss the boat on the 'free college education' and 'discounted healthcare' while any new, additional taxes will be applied directly to bailing out another 'too big to fail' company, another Wall Street crisis or some other misguided Congressional bull**** ...

03-12-2012, 11:03 AM	#2
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Originally Posted by Crusader We pay about $8 per gallon in Sweden right now. Our taxes on gas are really high. But I went trough college for free and don't pay much for healthcare so I'm pretty happy about it. Taxes will be that high here eventually. SapperSaint likes this.

03-12-2012, 12:29 PM	#3
SapperSaint Pink Nightmare Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 3,028 Blog Entries: 7	Originally Posted by saintfan Taxes will be that high here eventually. As high as a female giraffes' female part! It would sound better if I could type it the way you say it.

03-13-2012, 05:56 AM	#4
SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Originally Posted by Crusader We pay about $8 per gallon in Sweden right now. Our taxes on gas are really high. But I went trough college for free and don't pay much for healthcare so I'm pretty happy about it. Originally Posted by saintfan Taxes will be that high here eventually. ... of course, we'll somehow miss the boat on the 'free college education' and 'discounted healthcare' while any new, additional taxes will be applied directly to bailing out another 'too big to fail' company, another Wall Street crisis or some other misguided Congressional bull**** ...

03-12-2012, 02:13 AM	#1
Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,033	We pay about $8 per gallon in Sweden right now. Our taxes on gas are really high. But I went trough college for free and don't pay much for healthcare so I'm pretty happy about it.